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History Exhibition

Lafayette Escadrille Memorial Cemetery

Marnes-la-Coquette

Step into a forgotten chapter of WWI history at this soaring memorial to the Lafayette Escadrille, the first American combat pilots who fought for France before their country officially entered the war. The monument's crypt holds the remains of 68 aviators beneath 13 luminous stained-glass windows by Mauméjean, while inscriptions honor battlefields and the brave souls who never made it home.

WWI history
American volunteer pilots
crypt memorial
Mauméjean stained glass

Tips

✈️"A beautiful memorial to brave young adventurers who came to help"
🧺combine with a picnic in the surrounding park

Lafayette Escadrille Memorial Cemetery

5 Bd Raymond Poincaré, 92430 Marnes-la-Coquette, France