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Tidal Wave Footage Photos, 15th AAF and Luftwaffe, 'Black Sunday', 1 August 1943| alexkdl |
Posted: January 21, 2005 09:42 pm
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Since the book contains huge horizontal photos I have photoed those which wont fir in to my scanner
Bello is the EDNA ELIZABETH who flew for the first time into Ploesti with the HALPRO mission out of the 12 bombers from Egypt, it will be one of the 2 planes which will be rescheduled for TIDALWAVE 14 months later , it seen here overflying Benghazi airfiled Al Attached Image  |
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| alexkdl |
Posted: January 21, 2005 09:46 pm
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Here is Col Halpro Halverston the first mission commander into Ploesti 1942
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| alexkdl |
Posted: January 21, 2005 09:48 pm
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Col.Jacob Smart the boss of the TW project
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| alexkdl |
Posted: January 21, 2005 09:50 pm
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The TIDALWAVE organigram
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| alexkdl |
Posted: January 21, 2005 09:52 pm
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The mock up of Ploesti complex designed for the 15th AF by the RAF who made recon.flights into Roumania during 1943, the mock up was later replaced by the one designed by Holywood engineers.
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| alexkdl |
Posted: January 21, 2005 09:54 pm
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Operation TW official mission order by the 15th AF
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| alexkdl |
Posted: January 21, 2005 09:56 pm
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The enlisted messroom of the TW aircrews, every 3rd on this photo won't return back from Ploesti ...the photo is taken 2 days prior TW
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| alexkdl |
Posted: January 21, 2005 09:58 pm
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on this photo Col.Leon Johnson talks to his men
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| alexkdl |
Posted: January 21, 2005 10:04 pm
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Here is a very last phto of addison baker talking to his men, two days later he would be gone
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| alexkdl |
Posted: January 21, 2005 10:06 pm
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Also Halpro Halverston was talking to the TW crews eventhough he was not a direct participant
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| alexkdl |
Posted: January 21, 2005 10:08 pm
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ARR A/A gunnery practice in July 1943 , a battery near Ploesti
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| alexkdl |
Posted: January 21, 2005 10:11 pm
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final briefing for Ploesti, Col Compton can be seen left on that photo
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Posted: January 21, 2005 10:14 pm
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a photo not seen yet of " Killer " talking to his crews of HAIL COLUMBIA
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| alexkdl |
Posted: January 21, 2005 10:16 pm
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every second man on that photo of the 44th bmb grp briefing wont be back next day
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| alexkdl |
Posted: January 21, 2005 10:17 pm
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This well trained Sgt and Intel person was assigned for filming Ploesti he is the first and out of the 5 camera mens to go down in Ploesti
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