Ploiesti, Romania Air Raid World War Two – A B-24 bombardier’s experience

Ploiesti, Romania / Air Raid World War Two – A B-24 bombardier’s experience
Filming by Dan Dimancescu – April 2009

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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

WEBSITE of 456th Bomber Group (facts, photos, details, links)

See: KNIGHTS of the SKY: Air War Over Romania
50 mn documentary on US Air Raids: 1943-1944

Also Read Ploiesti Air Raids comments

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