| 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 | |||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseNational Museum of the United States Navy via Flickr | |||||||||
| Link to Source | Link | |||||||||
| Identification Code | Lot-11620-7 | |||||||||
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| Photo Size | 2,880 x 2,762 pixels | |||||||||
| Photos on Same Day | 1 Aug 1943 | |||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Ploesti, Prahova, Romania | |||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||
| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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| WW2-Era Place Name | Ploesti, Prahova, Romania |
| Lat/Long | 44.8784, 26.0168 |
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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.