Two Americans inspect the interior of a hanger at Carpiquet.

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This hanger certainly does have some structural damage from a direct hit that collapsed the roof.

Two Americans can be seen inspecting the damage, they wear the blue square in white triangle insignia of a civilian contracted to the War Department.

This airfield was scheduled to be captured on June the 6th but in fact did not fall until Operation Windsor on the 9th of July, due in no small part to fanatical resistance from 12. SS-Panzer-Division 'Hitlerjugend' who often fought to the death.