D-Day - Carpiquet airbase bombardment

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Category:	War-Related Overlays
State (US):	!Non-US/Various
Country:	France
Uploaded By:	Captain Hornblower
Date Posted:	July 28th, 2007
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Description: Air raid on the air base of Carpiquet.

This air base saw heavy fights during Opeation Overlord. Build in 1937, it was conquered in June 1940 by the Wehrmacht and becaom ethe home base of a German bomber squadron.
Actually Carpiquet air base should had been taken during D-Day, but the Allies didn't succeed. Canadian forces attacked the airfield on 04.07.1944 (Operation WIndsor). It was finally taken by 08.07.44.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/photosnormandie/373594531/

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