7 mai 1944: 15th AAF bombing on Bucharest, live photos

Below is photo with an explosion on a Bucharest building after it was hited by an american bomb on 7 mai 1944.

Attached Image

Fratella great photo..it looks to me that is near a Government building compound or near Statul Major it seems the bombs were dropped near central part of Bucharest..any other bombing error of the 15th AF , Russians ,RAF ? where was the photos taken exactly

Alex

This post has been edited by alexkdl on February 13, 2005 12:05 pm

Bucharest bombing by 15th AAF on 7 mai 1944. This photo was taken from Marele Stat Major building. Notice the bombs explosions from distance

Attached Image

Another photo with explosions on Bucharest's building on 7 mai 1944. This photo was taken from Statul Major building

Attached Image

idem

Attached Image

You are right Alex. The photo is from Marele Stat Major Building. And these are from 7 mai 1944. This is from sure source.

fantastic photos !! Thanks Fratello

Alex

The explosions are at "Gara de Nord".
The big building near by was belonging to tha CFR and today in a part of it is a "Bank Post".
Maybee Mytzu,who lives in the area can confirm.

It looks like the bombs fell near Coltea Hospital-Hristo Botev street.
Cannot be sure about the building the photo was taken from....

I wanted to say it looks like the CFR building, but I forgot to reply lol - too much on my head atm.

No matter where are they from but Fratello did a great job in posting them and I think we should further encourge him posting other interesting stuff he may have..because it looks he does

Thanks to all of you

Alex

But we do encourge everyone to post here such interesting photos or info and btw: thank you Fratello for sharing with us !

Mytzu , are you saying is CFR ? ( Railway Administration Building ) or near Gara de Nord ? If yes, what I know from my dad when he was alive, that US bombers have mistakenly bombed CFR and near Gara de Nord as well CFR workers residential compounds in the near proximity near Gara de Nord whereby over 200 people got killed on that specific incident......can you guys clarify that for me what was the target on that day ? If the photos are related to that wrong bombing...than they have great historical value .

Thanks
Alex

This post has been edited by alexkdl on February 14, 2005 12:26 am

Alex, that incident was on 4 april 1944. when the americans hab bombed by mistake the CFR workers residential compounds from Calea Griviţei. The real number of the kills was 2763 and another 2.341 where wounded.

Aparently the target was "Gara de Nord" but they missed the target and droped the bombs on residential area killing many many civilians.My grandmother had a home on Calea Grivitiei which was blown up, fortunatelly she was not home.Some bombs even fell near the place I live, fortunatelly it missed it

As I can see in this picture,




The bombs fell behind the building where "Gara de Nord" is located (they fell aprox. paralel to Calea Grivitei of what I can make of it).



Here are some pictures of Gara de Nord area (probably their target that day) and Calea Grivitei :







Picture of Gara de Nord proabably in the 40's (you can also see the roof of Aerospace Engineering University):






And cladirea CFR seen from behind (as opposed in the bomb-run pictures):





Source for photos: http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/ro/statio...uresti/pix.html








This post has been edited by D13-th_Mytzu on February 14, 2005 08:15 am