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Carpiquet, Lower Normandy, France

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Date: 06 June 1944
Location: Carpiquet, Lower Normandy, France
Coordinates (lat, lon): 49.181033, -0.449950
Description: Carpiquet airfield was bombed by the Allies to deny its use to German aircraft during the Normandy invasion. It subsequently became the scene of a bitter struggle for possession between Canadian and German troops. In this image, hangars and dispersal area
Image type: Vertical
Scale: 3000