1st February 2007, 15:30
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Re: Ploesti Air Combat Photo?
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Originally Posted by Rob Romero
John,
No, IIRC the B-24 was shot out of formation over the sea. The photo was published in Ploesti Raid Book -don't remember which one.
Rob
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Well, it would have to be on the return part of the mission as no German fighters were encountered over the sea on the ingress. Looking at claims for IV./JG 27, they claimed 5 x B-24s that day over the seas west of Greece and the Balkans on the egress. According to one source that exactly how many B-24s went down over the sea in fighter attacks. BTW, the Gruppe lost 2 x 109s that day in this combat.
If you can reference the photo we might be able to ID the ship. The references I have, have no photos that match your description.
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