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Sign: York - Commemorative plaque for the French pilot Yves Mahé


Address:
12 Coney St, York YO1 9NA, UK
Category:
Monuments and History
City:
York For all manhole covers in York
Country:
United Kingdom For all manhole covers in United Kingdom
Shape:
Circle
Material:
Stone, marble …
Placement:
Wall or fence
Tags:
WWII 


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On the sign:
[Flag of Free France]
P/O Yves Mahé
1919-1962
Free fighter pilot, 253 Squadron Royal Air Force, who helped save York from Luftwaffe bombers on the morning of 29th April 1942

Emblem of Allied air force memorial
Yorkshire air museum

Emblem of York Civic Trust
Photography:
2023
Yael Gairola
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The sign commemorates the French pilot Yves Mahé, a member of the Free French forces, who initiated a counterattack against the German bombings on the city of York, and after he shot down a German plane, and other forces joined him, the German planes withdrew.

The place where the sign that was placed in 2014 is located was photographed on the same day by the same photographer Click for a larger image

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