RHH's photos with the keyword: museum

This restored M4a1 Sherman Tank with the name Cannon Ball II is not the tank, also named "Cannon Ball" that landed at Utah Beach on June 6, 1944. That tank was later destroyed in battle. This tank did not land in France until December, 1944, in time for the Battle of the Bulge.

This is the museum at Utah Beach which we visited while in Normandy.

This Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport took part in the D-Day landings June 6, 1944. It was used to tow a paratroop glider to the landing areas. It was rescued in 2007 from an airfield in Bosnia and restored and painted in its original colors.

This restored Dakota C-47 transport took part in the D-Day landings, towing a paratroop glider to Normandy. The plane was rescued from an airfield in Bosnia in 2007 and restored to its original D-Day colors and is on display at the Merville Museum. The propeller in the foreground is from a Dakota that crashed on D-Day killing all aboard.

These are the flags of the nations that participated in the D-Day landings June 6, 1944. They are displayed at the Merville Battery and museum in Normandy. The Merville Battery was part of Hitler's Atlantic Wall and a major fortification taken by the British on D-Day.

While in the area of the Merville Battery and museum we stopped at the Boulangerie Clatot in Merville-Franceville-Plage for coffee and pastries, a regular habit while in Normandy. We soon learned that the food and drink in Normandy was outstanding. We never had a disappointing meal and the pastries, breads, cheeses, ciders were like nothing we can get here in the States.

This visitors' center and museum is in Norris Geyser Basin on the hill between Porcelain and Back Basins. A bit of Porcelain Basin is visible through the opening. Norris Geyser Basin is on the west side of Yellowstone National Park.