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Liberators of Ploesti Anonymous Photographer Barely clearing the smokestacks of the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania,
this B-24 Liberator, "Sandman," was one of more than 100 that participated
in Operation Tidal Wave - the low-level raid of August 1, 1943. Created from
an actual photograph of that event, this hand numbered, limited edition
print measures 16"x 20". #0070261
The Mighty Eighty
Eighth Air Force World War II
ends with the fantast raids of Ploesti Romania and then a list of every one of
almost a thousand raids of the 8th Air Force.
As the webmaster, I am not going to tell you about the action packed writings of
Mr. Kidder and the Ploesti Raids,
so you will have to buy the book and read it yourself.
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Remember... Returning is Secondary Aviation Art Print by Roy Grinnell. Badly damaged by flak, Hell's Wench - a B-24 Liberator flown by Lt. Col.
Addison Baker, commander of the 93rd Bomb Group - continues toward its
target during the daring low-level attack on the Ploesti oil refineries on
August 1, 1943. Hell's Wench crashed shortly after releasing its bomb load,
killing all of its crew. 20"x 16" print is signed by the artist. #0070349
Ploesti The Odyssey of Utah Man, North Africa 1943.
Aviation Art Print by Gil Cohen. The exhausted crew of the B-24 Utah Man has returned to base near Benghazi,
Libya on August 1, 1943 after bombing the great oil refineries at Ploesti.
Base personnel welcome back the crew as pilot 1st Lt. Walter T. Stewart
describes the mission to operations officer Maj. Ramsay D. Potts. 36"x 20"
limited edition print is signed by the artist and Col. Walter T. Stewart.
#0007143
Operation Tidal Wave Aviation Art Print by Nicolas Trudgian. B-24s of the 44th and 98th Bomb Groups exit the target at extreme low level
after turning the oil refineries at Ploesti into a fiery maelstrom. 25"x 16"
limited edition print is signed and numbered by the artist and by four B-24
pilots who flew the historic raid. #0007980
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Aviation Art Print by Randy Green. Featuring B-24D Liberators of the 93rd Bomb Group, this print showcases
Joisey Bounce, a Liberator that flew with the 330th Bomb Squadron and
survived the low-level raids on Ploesti, Romania. Accompanying her are
Thundermug and Boomerang, both of the 328th. 24"x 14" limited edition print
is signed and numbered by the artist. #0070901
Aviation Art Print by Tony Weddel. On August 1, 1943, 178 Liberators made a famous low-level bombing raid on
the oil refineries at Ploesti, Rumania. This scene shows John R. "Killer"
Kane's B-24 named Hail Columbia and another Pyramidier B-24, The Squaw,
making their attack through the thick smoke over the target. 23"x 19" print. #0008500
This framed print of a photograph taken during the August 1, 1943, low-level
raid on Germany's oil refineries in Ploesti, Romania, is signed by Col.
Walter Stewart who, as deputy lead of the 93rd Bomb Group on this mission
and pilot of the only first-wave B-24 to survive the attack, received the
Distinguished Service Cross. 11"x 9". #0071450
