Ver-sur-Mer

Ver-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [vɛʁ syʁ mɛʁ] ⓘ, literally Ver on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France.

It is situated at the eastern end of Gold Beach between Arromanches and Courseulles.

Ver-sur-Mer lighthouse, still active today, was built in 1908 on the heights above the beach.

Ver-sur-Mer's church, which was constructed between the 10th and 12th centuries, is dedicated to Saint Martin.

On 1 July 1927, Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd was forced to crash land his plane, America, in the sea off Ver-sur-Mer after his attempt at the first mail-carrying flight across the Atlantic failed.

The seafront promenade (Boulevard de la Plage)
The wreckage of Byrd's aircraft
Sexton self-propelled 25-pounder gun on display at Ver-sur-Mer