File:Bombcarpiquet.jpg
Summary
| Description |
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. |
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| Date | Taken on 4 July 1944Category:France photographs taken on 1944-07-04 | |||
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| Author | Royal Air Force official photographer; Original uploader was Skinny87 at en.wikipedia |
Licensing
This work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain.
This is because it is one of the following:
HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply) |
Original upload log
The original description page was here. All following user names refer to en.wikipedia.
- 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
Category:Air War during the Normandy Campaign
Category:Aircraft launches rockets
Category:Battle for Caen
Category:Black and white photographs
Category:Carpiquet
Category:France photographs taken on 1944-07-04
Category:Gun camera photographs from World War 2
Category:Hawker Typhoon
Category:No. 181 Squadron RAF
Category:Photographs from the Imperial War Museum
Category:UK Government artistic works
Category:World War II in July 1944
