Bombers Consolidated B-24 Liberator in flight to Ploiesti

Bombers Consolidated B-24 Liberator in flight to Ploiesti

Jun 2, 2018 #US Army

Consolidated B-24 Liberator

 

US Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers during the flight to the Romanian oil fields in Ploiesti during Operation Tidal Wave.
In the foreground is the B-24 Joisey Bounce from the 93rd Bomber Group of the 8th US Air Force. This aircraft will be irretrievably lost during a raid on the German city of Bremen on November 13, 1943.

 

 

Location: Ploiesti, Romania
Date: 01 August 1943

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