File:Bombcarpiquet.jpg

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English: A rocket fired from a Typhoon of No 181 Squadron, Royal Air Force, on its way towards buildings at Carpiquet airfield during the battle for Normandy. The Canadian 3rd Division took Carpiquet to the west of Caen on 4 July.
Date Taken on 4 July 1944
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This photograph C 4460 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author Royal Air Force official photographer; Original uploader was Skinny87 at en.wikipedia

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  • 2008-12-24 17:44 Skinny87 300×278× (20496 bytes) {{Information |Description=The Battle for Normandy: A rocket fired from a Typhoon of No 181 Squadron, Royal Air Force, on its way towards buildings at Carpiquet airfield. The Canadian 3rd Division took Carpiquet to the west of Caen on 4 July. |Source=htt

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current22:36, 21 December 2011Thumbnail for version as of 22:36, 21 December 2011800 × 744 (122 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)larger IWM photo
21:07, 4 January 2006Thumbnail for version as of 21:07, 4 January 2006350 × 304 (45 KB)John N. (talk | contribs)* Collection Title: AIR MINISTRY SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION * Collection No.: 4700-11 * Description: The Battle for Normandy: A rocket from a Typhoon of 181 Squadron, Royal Air Force,on its way towards buildings at Carpiquet airfield. The Canadi

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