Monument des aviateurs à Ostel

This imposing monument was commissioned by the Vernes family to commemorate the death of their son, Marcel, and his co-pilot, Jean Peinaud, who died during an aerial battle at this location in 1917.
Their Farman F61 was shot down and crashed not far from the farmhouse of Folemprise while on an observation mission in this sector near Vailly-sur-Aisne...