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| Caption | B-24D Liberator “The Sandman” of the 345th Bomb Squadron over the burning Astra Romania oil refinery in Ploesti, Romania during Operation Tidal Wave, Aug 1 1943. ww2dbase | |||||||||
| WW2-Era Location Name | Ploesti, Prahova, Romania | |||||||||
| Date | 1 Aug 1943 | |||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||
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| Source | ww2dbaseNational Museum of the United States Navy via Flickr | |||||||||
| Link to Source | Link | |||||||||
| Identification Code | Lot-11620-7 | |||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 1 Aug 1943 | |||||||||
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| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||
| Photo Size | 2,880 x 2,762 pixels | |||||||||
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"Since peace is now beyond hope, we can but fight to the end."Chiang Kaishek, 31 Jul 1937
16 Apr 2015 07:30:56 AM
WINGS OF VALOR: COURAGE
One of WWIIs most famous photographs show one of the 179 B-24's flying over the oil refinery at Ploiesti, on 1 August 1943. B-24D 42-40402 flown by 1st.Lt. Robert Sternfels "Sandman" looks like he's about a 1,000 feet over the target of the 179 aircraft that took part in the raid, 53 were lost.