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Country
  
France

Department
  
Marne

Area
  
32.67 km²

Region
  
Grand Est

Canton
  
Canton of Sompuis

Dommartin-Lettrée

Arrondissement
  
Arrondissement of Vitry-le-François

Intercommunality
  
Communauté de communes de l'Europort

Dommartin-Lettrée is a village and commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France some 22 kilometres south of Châlons-en-Champagne and some 22 kilometres west of Vitry-le-François. The church is to be found in a central position in the village and the Commonwealth war graves of five airmen of the Royal Air Force and two of the Royal Canadian Air Force lie in the churchyard immediately behind the church.

Map of 51320 Dommartin-Lettr%C3%A9e, France

The seven serviceman were killed when their Lancaster bomber (Lancaster III serial JB741 code: AR-J) was shot down near the village by enemy fire on May 4, 1944 before completing their mission.

References

Dommartin-Lettrée Wikipedia