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Post by: brady on June 04, 2003, 03:54:27 PM

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Title: Name This...(529)
Post by: eddiek on June 04, 2003, 04:10:43 PM

B-24 Liberator, low level raid on Ploesti in 1943 I believe

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Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on June 04, 2003, 04:15:44 PM

One of those too many buff dweebs who fly NOE and city drop at 500ft because they cannot hit squat from higher!

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Post by: NOD2000 on June 04, 2003, 04:18:47 PM

ploesti

the mission that earned the most medal of honor awards in a air mission  in  history if i remember correctly

:)

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Post by: devious on June 04, 2003, 06:25:25 PM

B-24 Liberator

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Post by: udet on June 04, 2003, 07:16:00 PM

Tidal Wave B24.
I talked with one of the pilots shot down in that mission.

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Post by: Fishu on June 04, 2003, 09:49:39 PM

Does look like pretty small chances of survival if being shot down that low.
No time to use a chute.. only hope is that the plane comes down without killing the crew onboard.

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Post by: udet on June 04, 2003, 11:49:42 PM

he crash-landed in a field and became a POW.I believe that counts as being shot down :)
I remember his name...Worden Weaver. really nice old man.
weird coincidence, when I was flying back from where I met him, I got seated next to an old lady who's brother had been shot down over Yugoslavia after bombing Ploesti.Unfortunately he was kiled.

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Post by: brady on June 05, 2003, 01:17:21 PM

B-24 Liberator, low level raid on Ploesti, it is:)

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Post by: udet on June 05, 2003, 05:32:29 PM

but it is from Tidal Wave, right? that was the only low lever raid on Ploesti.