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alexkdl	Posted: December 09, 2004 04:01 pm
General de corp de armata Group: Banned Posts: 1809 Member No.: 373 Joined: October 22, 2004	YES, SIR two instead one, hope you like Swiss beers ? I'll pay back later with additional Tidalwave photos or info data base you may need , I have many resources on the TIDALWAVE and I make great efforts since years with Confederate AF to convince Spielberg doing something similar to MEMPHIS BELLE , which as yet remained fruitless , I keep in touch with 44th,376th,93rd,98th and 389Bmb Sqd's VET's and famailies. Buna Seara Alex This post has been edited by alexkdl on December 09, 2004 04:19 pm Attached Image

D13-th_Mytzu	Posted: December 09, 2004 05:46 pm
General de brigada Group: Members Posts: 1058 Member No.: 328 Joined: August 20, 2004	Alex can you talk to the ones you know in 376th BG about 23rd june 1944 please ?

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Posted: December 09, 2004 11:59 pm

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QUOTE (D13-th_Mytzu @ Dec 9 2004, 05:46 PM)

Alex can you talk to the ones you know in 376th BG about 23rd june 1944 please ?

Let me know what info you are after, I shall clarify

Al

Cantacuzino	Posted: December 10, 2004 07:28 am
Host Group: Hosts Posts: 2328 Member No.: 144 Joined: November 17, 2003	Alex, as I promise i start to post some color pictures with Tidal Wave planes. I hope it worth that 2 swiss beers. B-24 " Little Joe" Sn 41-24195 " B" Attached Image

Cantacuzino	Posted: December 10, 2004 07:32 am
Host Group: Hosts Posts: 2328 Member No.: 144 Joined: November 17, 2003	B-24 " The Little Gramper" Sn 42-40722 "B" T/Sgt.Arthur J. Marsh and S/Sgt.Charles Cavage spruce up “The Little Gramper” Attached Image

Cantacuzino	Posted: December 10, 2004 07:34 am
Host Group: Hosts Posts: 2328 Member No.: 144 Joined: November 17, 2003	B-24 " Black Jack" Sn 41-23661 "U" Attached Image

Cantacuzino	Posted: December 10, 2004 07:39 am
Host Group: Hosts Posts: 2328 Member No.: 144 Joined: November 17, 2003	B-24 "Lucky" Sn 41-24215 "S" Pilot Harold W.Kendall The ''Lucky" crew study the damage on their plane after Tidal Wave mission. The "Teddy bear" is the 409th emblem. Attached Image

Cantacuzino	Posted: December 10, 2004 07:41 am
Host Group: Hosts Posts: 2328 Member No.: 144 Joined: November 17, 2003	Benghazi airfield - Not an easy life in the desert for B-24 pilots. Attached Image

Cantacuzino	Posted: December 10, 2004 07:43 am
Host Group: Hosts Posts: 2328 Member No.: 144 Joined: November 17, 2003	B-24 " Fightin' Sam" Sn 42-40738 "J" Attached Image

Cantacuzino	Posted: December 10, 2004 08:07 am
Host Group: Hosts Posts: 2328 Member No.: 144 Joined: November 17, 2003	From the book " Vanatorul IAR-80 -Istoria unui erou necunoscut" -authors Dan Antoniu and George Cicos - page 147 : On 1 august '43, Adj.Av. Bosinceanu Ioan and Adj.Av. Nicola Ioan from Gr.4Vt,esc.45Vt.( 45thsq, 4thFG ) made an attack on 3 B-24Liberator. One of the B-24 had the upper gun turrett destroyed by Bosinceanu who finished his ammo and had no choice but to leave the bomber to escape. That lucky ( but not the upper gunner) B-24 should be this one Attached Image

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QUOTE (Cantacuzino @ Dec 10 2004, 08:07 AM)

On 1 august '43, Nicola Ioan and Adj.Av. from Gr.4Vt,esc.45Vt.( 45thsq, 4thFG ) made an attack on 3 B-24Liberator. One of the B-24 had the upper gun turrett destroyed by Bosinceanu who finished his ammo and had no choice but to leave the bomber to escape.

That lucky ( but not the upper gunner) B-24 should be this one

Stunning photos !!!!

If i remeber right Nicola also force-landed at Videle.

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QUOTE (Cantacuzino @ Dec 10 2004, 07:39 AM)

B-24 "Lucky" Sn 41-24215 "S" Pilot Harold W.Kendall

The ''Lucky" crew study the damage on their plane after Tidal Wave mission.
The "Teddy bear" is the 409th emblem.

Stunning photos indeed, can you tell me the book or the source of the photos? all my resources about Tidalwave are in B&W and it will be useful to know if there is an other source in colour and how to get it

Thanks
Alex

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Most of this color photo are from an old book ( WWII) I don't remember the name, written by an U.S officer reporter Dmitri ( russian born) who made a visit to Benghazi just after the Tidal Wave. Other photos I just found them surfing on the net.