Ploiesti, Romania / Air Raid World War Two - A B-24 bombardier's experience
Filming by Dan Dimancescu - April 2009
Filming by Dan Dimancescu - April 2009
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by Ken Alexander son of Clair B. Alexander Jr.
Pilot, B-24s: 10/12/1944 - 04/24/1945
15th AF, 49th Wing, 461st BG, 764th BS
Torretta Airfield, Cerignola, Italy
by Ken Alexander son of Clair B. Alexander Jr.
Pilot, B-24s: 10/12/1944 - 04/24/1945
15th AF, 49th Wing, 461st BG, 764th BS
Torretta Airfield, Cerignola, Italy
THE B-24: Built by Ford Motor at Willow Run
- 18,000 built / one produced every 55 minutes
- cruising speed: 180 mph
See restored B-24 with Jay Leno / go inside a plane
BACKGROUND details of air raids see
Vernon Gordon Smith
Pilot, B-24s: 1943-1944
15th AF, 456th Group, 745th Squadron
One aircraft he flew was the "Flying Flivver"
Torretta Airfield, Cerignola, Italy
Pilot, B-24s: 1943-1944
15th AF, 456th Group, 745th Squadron
One aircraft he flew was the "Flying Flivver"
Torretta Airfield, Cerignola, Italy
WEBSITE of 456th Bomber Group (facts, photos, details, links)