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Musée Airborne - US paratrooper John Steele's incident immortalized forevermore here.

Musée Airborne

4.6(10 reviews)
70.2 km

One of my favorite WWII museums in Normandy, this multi building complex offers a variety of…read moreexperiences. If you find yourself caught off guard when your gaze catches the eye of a mannequin soldier or you pause to reflect, then the scene feels real and making those historical connections are made. That's a success! There's an entire building dedicated to the paratroopers that landed in St. Mere Eglise, and in that particular story there's a separate set of placards for children so they can follow the action on their own, and understand too. There's also two different Horsa glider experiences. The first allows you to walk through an actual glider so that you can not only feel it's thin canvas walls, but take note of the cable systems that were used to operate the flaps. The second experience has you walking past a scene as if you were in a fully loaded glider and ready to jump out. The dark room, glass floor, and burst of air as you exit the glider has a truly visceral effect! Whoa, let me step back in the plane! If you're in St. Mere Eglise, go to Musee Airborne.

This museum is located in the quaint little town of Sainte-Mère-Eglise. It's probably best known…read moreas the first town liberated by the Allied invasion but also for US paratrooper John Steele's landing, breaking his leg, and getting stuck on the town church's rooftop for 2 hours before being taken as a POW. The incident is immortalized here with a replica of John Steele still hanging from the rooftop. The incident was also portrayed in the D-Day movie The Longest Day.

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Musée Airborne - Right outside the museum.

Right outside the museum.

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Maison de la Baleine - museums - Updated October 2026

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