26th January 2015, 20:44
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Alter Hase
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 2,632
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Re: 1944 Toplet, Romania, Ju52 crash near Orsova
Researcher111 wrote in part:
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I repeat there were no Allied actions whatsoever over Romania before May 4,1944 not even recon flights.
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15th AAF began attacking targets in Romania in April 1944:
4 Apr 44: 93 B-17s, 220 B-24s and 119 escort fighters to Bucharest marshalling yards.
5 Apr 44: 94 B-17s, 136 B-24s and 180 escort fighters to Ploesti marshalling yards.
15 Apr 44: 257 B-24s and 149 escort fighters to Bucharest; 137 B-17s to Ploesti.
16 Apr 44: 126 B-24s to Brasov marshalling yards; 151 B-24s to Turnu Severin; 224 escort fighters participated.
21 Apr 44: large force to Bucharest.
24 Apr 44: large force to Bucharest and Ploesti.
etc., etc., etc.
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