Sunderland flying boat memorial on Praa Green
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Sunderland flying boat memorial on Praa Green
Image: © Rod Allday Taken: 5 May 2016
The memorial commemorates the crew of RAF Coastal Command N/461 which, returning to base after an epic battle over the Bay of Biscay, on 2 June 1943 had to ditch in the sea at Praa Sands.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.103268
Longitude
-5.386831