15th AF Ploesti report needed

[Don Caldwell]

I'm trying to locate a copy of The Air Battle of Ploesti, issued by the 15th AF in Italy in 1944. A paper or e-copy is greatly preferred to microfilm. Any lead will be appreciated.

Don Caldwell

[Pilot]

I have AF study done after the war about this raids, in PDF form... contact me on email and I will send it to you.

[Frank Olynyk]

Don,
I expect to be at Maxwell AFB the first full week in March, assuming the fools in Washington don't shut down the government. I can see if they have a copy, and shoot it with my camera, if you still need it.

Enjoy!

Frank.

[Don Caldwell]

Strecko --

Thanks. I look forward to getting the pdf file. It may not be exactly the one I'm looking for, but should be very useful.

Frank --

I haven't been able to confirm that Maxwell has the report, but they should, and if you could photograph it this would sure beat their microfilm, which we're both getting too old for. Strecko's report may be the one I'm after. He says it's postwar, but the 15th AF folded their tents very rapidly after V-E Day, not even turning out a decent unit history, and mine is supposedly dated "1944". If Strecko's does the trick, I'll call you off early next week.

Don

[Frank Olynyk]

Don,
If you go to addall.com, and put in Air Battle of Ploesti, and then exclude Dugan, you should find a listing for the item from MilSpecManuals. Or fish up the MilSpecManuals website. They sell a PDF version on CD for $5, plus postage. I just used them to buy PDFs of several of the USSBS volumes on the oil campaign. The PDFs I got were very readable. Faster and easier than Strecko or I could manage. They have a lot of the USSBS reports.

Enjoy!

Frank.

[Don Caldwell]

Frank --

Thanks for the tip. I've been very slow to take advantage of what's available on the internet -- most of my official files were either hand-copied back when or rest uneasily on microfilm. I'll let you know how things turn out.

Don

[Pilot]

Email me again... maybe your email fall in spam (it happen sometimes when first time write to me) and I will reply to you. Sorry if you email me and I did not reply. Can you write again? Email in signature is right one

Cheers

[Don Caldwell]

Hi Srecko --

In the past I've had trouble sending e-mails to certain European countries. My ISP has decided quite arbitrarily that the recipient is a potential threat, and no human can straighten things out. I've sent you a PM with my e-mail address. Please read it and e-mail me.

Don

[Pilot]

PM replied and file send via email

Cheers

[Don Caldwell]

Hi Srecko --

The report came through just fine. Thank you very much for your efforts. This one covers just the early TIDAL WAVE mission (1 Aug 43), so it is not exactly the one I'm looking for. I've got three reports on order from two sources, and Frank's offer to help at the USAFRHA if none of these three do the trick, so I'm confident I'll get what I need eventually.

Thanks again,

Don