Author Topic: Good Read Ploesti (Read 416 times)

Tilt · « **on:** January 26, 2005, 08:21:12 AM »

http://www.homeofheroes.com/wings/part2/09_ploesti.html

No escort, low level, 200 axis fighters waiting, AAA concentration 2nd only to that over Berlin............

rogerdee · « **Reply #1 on:** January 26, 2005, 09:34:41 AM »

it seemed the allies underestanated the ability of the romanian and german fighters in that aera,i have read in other places that even the p38 was hammered quite hard by romanian fighters that were called oberslete and no threat.

I know they were on the wrong side and forgive me if you dont agree but i have been reading up on some of the romanian aces and they have my respect, all airman axis and allies i have a respect for.
but most of all allies

rogerdee
i read this account and am lost for words,i have read about later attacks but not this one.This is true valour and heroism .i read the accounts of the misons with fighter escorts wth p38s and p51s but not this one.
god bless them all

JB73 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 26, 2005, 10:08:27 AM »

best friends grandfather was in a b24 on that raid

the stories he can tell..... though he doesn't really like to talk too long about it, lost too many friends that day

FiLtH · « **Reply #3 on:** January 26, 2005, 11:32:19 AM »

Thanks Tilt...excellent!

Nwbie · « **Reply #4 on:** January 26, 2005, 04:25:53 PM »

Thanks Tilt, just spent about 2 hours looking through that site
Got much work to do tomorrow now lol

NwBie

Citabria · « **Reply #5 on:** January 26, 2005, 10:11:49 PM »

need b24d's for a true ploesti scenario

very easy mod of the b24.

delet ball turret change tail turret and change nose and add pitot tubes to nose.

FiLtH · « **Reply #6 on:** January 27, 2005, 08:39:49 AM »

PS that music choice was disturbing