![B-24D Liberator “The Sandman” of the 345th Bomb Squadron over the burning Astra Romania oil refinery in Ploesti, Romania during Operation Tidal Wave, Aug 1 1943. [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/50f4f2997af34.jpg)
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| Caption | B-24D Liberator “The Sandman” of the 345th Bomb Squadron over the burning Astra Romania oil refinery in Ploesti, Romania during Operation Tidal Wave, Aug 1 1943. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | |||||||||
| Colorization Note | This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors. Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile. View the original black and white photograph at its own permanent page. | |||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseNational Museum of the United States Navy via Flickr | |||||||||
| Link to Source | Link | |||||||||
| Identification Code | Lot-11620-7 | |||||||||
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| Photo Size | 2,880 x 2,762 pixels | |||||||||
| Photos on Same Day | 1 Aug 1943 | |||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Ploesti, Prahova, Romania | |||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||
| Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | |||||||||
| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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| Lat/Long | 44.8784, 26.0168 |
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16 Apr 2015 07:30:56 AM
WINGS OF VALOR: COURAGE
One of WWIIs most famous photographs show one of the 179 B-24's flying over the oil refinery at Ploiesti, on 1 August 1943. B-24D 42-40402 flown by 1st.Lt. Robert Sternfels "Sandman" looks like he's about a 1,000 feet over the target of the 179 aircraft that took part in the raid, 53 were lost.