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Tidal Wave Footage Photos, 15th AAF and Luftwaffe, 'Black Sunday', 1 August 1943| Artur |
Posted: January 26, 2005 04:38 pm
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Fruntas  Group: Members Posts: 65 Member No.: 385 Joined: November 11, 2004  |
Remarkable pictures, thank you Alex.
My fascination with Tidalwave started when one night in the early nineties I flew across the Atlantic to Europe and read the entire book "Low Level Mission" depicting the whole Tidal Wave saga from all perspectives, American, Romanian and German. The book made a huge impression on me, I read it during the entire flight and at Amsterdam waiting for a transfer. Since then I bought one of the best aviation prints. Low Level Mission by Robert Taylor and depicting "Suzy Q" coming in low, just about 100 feet off the ground the picture is signed by Phillip Ardrey, William Cameron, Keith Compton, Ramsey Potts and Hub Zemke. That picture hangs right above my desk at the office. This year I intend to build the "Hail Columbia" or "Suzy Q" from that mission in 1 48 so as you see my interest in the mission continues. Right now I am builidging Stoyan Stoyanov's 109G2 that he flew on this day and downed two Liberators over Bulgaria. ( I am still not sure if he flew green 1 or green 28....any ideas? ) So as you see....the saga continues. Artur Attached Image  |
 
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| alexkdl |
Posted: January 26, 2005 04:39 pm
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Rare photos ( I havent seen them yet ) of the BOIL MAKER II
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| Cantacuzino |
Posted: January 26, 2005 04:40 pm
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On TW day Scully flew a Bf-109G from 53sq but his guns were jammed and flown only as observer of B-24 Ploesti attack. The picture with him in the IAR cockpit was taken much before TW. Dan. |
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| alexkdl |
Posted: January 26, 2005 04:41 pm
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General de corp de armata Group: Banned Posts: 1809 Member No.: 373 Joined: October 22, 2004 |
A remarkable photo I havent seen yet of the Roumaian Army inspecting the HONKEY THONK GAL
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| alexkdl |
Posted: January 26, 2005 04:45 pm
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General de corp de armata Group: Banned Posts: 1809 Member No.: 373 Joined: October 22, 2004 |
Dan, congrats on 1st Lt Rank nice to know, the stuff you sent me about TW is gold worth !!! Bellow a remarkable photo of JERKS NATURAL of Lt Hickman diverted to Sicily due damages
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| alexkdl |
Posted: January 26, 2005 04:50 pm
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General de corp de armata Group: Banned Posts: 1809 Member No.: 373 Joined: October 22, 2004 |
These are those who managed to get unscaved and yet the " unfortunate losers " of the TW . A crew of B-24 minutes after being taken in custody by Roumanian Jandarmerie.....to Bob Sternfels, Hank Lasco, Chris, Joe , Pat and all US B-24 TW forum members as well my friends from Confed AF and B-24 Association..... , if you see this photo....kindly identify the aircrews for me ( thanks) From B.A:
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| Artur |
Posted: January 26, 2005 04:50 pm
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Fruntas Group: Members Posts: 65 Member No.: 385 Joined: November 11, 2004 |
fascinating picture!. It looks like they painted over the yellow ID rings around the stars. I wonder if that was the case on all the planes or just this one. If the picture was black and white we would never know that as yellow often came out dark on the camera film used during those days. Artur
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| Dénes |
Posted: January 26, 2005 05:02 pm
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The Luftwaffe airman could be Hptm. Dipl. Eng. Hans-Werner Lerche, a veteran German test pilot with previous experience in flying captured B-24s, sent specially to Rumania to fly the repaired Boiler Maker II from the original landing spot in the middle of the cornfield to Zilistea airfield, which had a concrete landing strip. The 23-min. flight took place on Dec. 3, 1943. It was from Zilistea, where the Rumanian test pilot, Dumitru 'Dudu' Frim, later on took off from and flew the bomber to Brasov airfield. Gen. Dénes |
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| alexkdl |
Posted: January 26, 2005 05:07 pm
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General de corp de armata Group: Banned Posts: 1809 Member No.: 373 Joined: October 22, 2004 |
This is the Luftwaffe der Adler magazine saying the following about TW :
B-24 TW Luftwaffe Airkills ================ 2 x B-24 Haupt.W.Steinmann I./JG4 1 x B-24 Lt Hans Eder and Lt W.Gerharz I./JG4 1x B-24 Lt H.W.Schopper ,Ofw R.Schmerzer 2/JG4 1 x B-24 Obrlt M.Spenner,Lt.Phillipe Bouquet ( was he French ?) Lt .G.Stark ,Fw A.Palm 3./ JG4 2 X B-24 were credited to IV/NJG ( night Sqd) ARR B-24 air kills ============= 2 X Carol Ananstasescu ,Ion Barladeanu , Adj Ilie Dumitru 1 X Ion Maga, Dumitru Encioiu,Aurel Vladareanu,Slt Cristu Cristu,I.Bosinceanu,Ioan Nicola,Stefan Nicoara The photo on the magazine Der Adler of the Luftwaffe in Roumanian language depicts Maj Oskar Joachim Bauer commander of the Ploesti Regimental flack with Antonescu Alex Attached Image  |
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| alexkdl |
Posted: January 26, 2005 05:09 pm
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Denes thanks great info, I would appreciate more details on this Luftwaffe pilot .....I have been looking foir it quite long, and I wasnt aware he was....do you have other photos of him ?
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| alexkdl |
Posted: January 26, 2005 05:15 pm
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Here are 3TW POW pilots enjoying their term in Roumania ...visibly they are in good shape and enjoy reading a Roumanian magazine.....the US POW were treated substantially better in Roumania than any other STALAGS in Europe...thanks to Kind Mihai and Roumanian friendly attitude towards US...which US Governments after WWII seems to have forgotten ! My US friends when you read this message, get me some iD on these airmen . One is Lt 1st class, the other on the left is having fun wearing an ARR pilot badge.....and it seems to be after 23 Aug 1944 days prior Operation Reunion
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| alexkdl |
Posted: January 26, 2005 05:18 pm
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An other TW airmen days prior Ops Reunion with German and Roumanian souvenirs ! Al This post has been edited by alexkdl on January 26, 2005 05:19 pm Attached Image  |
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| alexkdl |
Posted: January 26, 2005 05:20 pm
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General de corp de armata Group: Banned Posts: 1809 Member No.: 373 Joined: October 22, 2004 |
The major players of TW of the US side as pictured by BATAILLE AERINNE France
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| alexkdl |
Posted: January 26, 2005 05:22 pm
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General de corp de armata Group: Banned Posts: 1809 Member No.: 373 Joined: October 22, 2004 |
TW Aircrew Apparel from Battaile Aerienne
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| alexkdl |
Posted: January 26, 2005 05:23 pm
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General de corp de armata Group: Banned Posts: 1809 Member No.: 373 Joined: October 22, 2004 |
An thats the German side of the story Gen A.Gerstenberg and Haupt Steinmann
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