Irina Burnaia and Petre Ivanovici with an IAR-22 aircraft, 3 Jan 1935Irina Burnaia and Petre Ivanovici at the Băneasa airport in Bucharest, Romania, 24 Mar 1935Ethnic Germans leaving Bessarabia, which had recently been transferred from Bessarabia to the Soviet Union, Jun-Jul 1940A column of troops marching at the Mihail Kogălniceanu Plaza in Bucharest, Romania, circa 1941
Irina Burnaia and Petre Ivanovici with an IAR-22 aircraft, 3 Jan 1935Irina Burnaia and Petre Ivanovici at the Băneasa airport in Bucharest, Romania, 24 Mar 1935Ethnic Germans leaving Bessarabia, which had recently been transferred from Bessarabia to the Soviet Union, Jun-Jul 1940A column of troops marching at the Mihail Kogălniceanu Plaza in Bucharest, Romania, circa 1941
A German soldier aiming with a MG 13 machine gun while filmmaker Horst Grund operated his camera, Constanta, Romania, circa 1941, photo 1 of 2A German soldier aiming with a MG 13 machine gun while filmmaker Horst Grund operated his camera, Constanta, Romania, circa 1941, photo 2 of 2Romanian Jews being rounded up, 1941Reconnaissance photo of the two primary oil refineries in Ploesti Romania taken in preparation of the low level B-24 Liberator bomber attack of Aug 1 1943.
A German soldier aiming with a MG 13 machine gun while filmmaker Horst Grund operated his camera, Constanta, Romania, circa 1941, photo 1 of 2A German soldier aiming with a MG 13 machine gun while filmmaker Horst Grund operated his camera, Constanta, Romania, circa 1941, photo 2 of 2Romanian Jews being rounded up, 1941Reconnaissance photo of the two primary oil refineries in Ploesti Romania taken in preparation of the low level B-24 Liberator bomber attack of Aug 1 1943.
2nd wave of B-24 Liberators approach the Ploesti oil refineries, Ploesti Romania, Aug 1 1943. 14 B-24s can be seen in this image.B-24 Liberator bombers over Ploesti oil fields during Operation Tidal Wave, Romania, 1 Aug 1943.B-24 Liberator during low level attack of the Ploesti oil refineries, Ploesti Romania, Aug 1 1943.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.
2nd wave of B-24 Liberators approach the Ploesti oil refineries, Ploesti Romania, Aug 1 1943. 14 B-24s can be seen in this image.B-24 Liberator bombers over Ploesti oil fields during Operation Tidal Wave, Romania, 1 Aug 1943.B-24 Liberator during low level attack of the Ploesti oil refineries, Ploesti Romania, Aug 1 1943.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.
Smoke rises from the Astra Romana refinery in Ploesti Romania following low level bombing attack by B-24 Liberators, Aug 1 1943.SdKfz 165 self-propelled gun in Romania, Mar-Apr 1944B-24D Liberator “Angie the Ox” of the 515th Bomb Squadron over the smoking rail yards in Bucharest, Romania, Apr 4 1944B-24 Liberator bombers of the 451st Bomb Group flying from Italy over Ploesti oil fields, Romania, May-Aug 1944. Photo 1 of 2.
Smoke rises from the Astra Romana refinery in Ploesti Romania following low level bombing attack by B-24 Liberators, Aug 1 1943.SdKfz 165 self-propelled gun in Romania, Mar-Apr 1944B-24D Liberator “Angie the Ox” of the 515th Bomb Squadron over the smoking rail yards in Bucharest, Romania, Apr 4 1944B-24 Liberator bombers of the 451st Bomb Group flying from Italy over Ploesti oil fields, Romania, May-Aug 1944. Photo 1 of 2.
B-24 Liberator bombers of the 451st Bomb Group flying from Italy over Ploesti oil fields, Romania, May-Aug 1944. Photo 2 of 2.
B-24 Liberator bombers of the 451st Bomb Group flying from Italy over Ploesti oil fields, Romania, May-Aug 1944. Photo 2 of 2.


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