Romanian Forces

Romanian B-24D-5

Alexandru ”Dudu” Frim Collection

Romanian B-24D-5 on Ghimbav airfield, June 1944. Photo by eng.pilot Alexandru ”Dudu” Frim (1908 - 1980?) Photo credit: Alexandru ”Dudu” Frim (I.A.R. chief test pilot) Collection/ Third Axis Fourth Ally - Romanian Armed Forces in the European War, 1941-1945 -------------------------------------- B-24D-5 41-23782 ”BOILER MAKER II” / 98 BG ”PIRAMIDERS” - 415 SQ Hit bt flak in #2 and #3 engine, it knock a chimney of Astra, then it has a force landing, South-East from Ploiesti near Trestieni village. ”Boiler Maker II” will become the first ”Liberator” with Romanian cockades. Pilot: Helin, Theodore- POW CoPilot: Smith, Charles E.- POW Navigator: Aronson, Albert M. - POW Bomber: Hubbard, Maynard G.- POW Radio: Opp, Harry C.- POW Engineer: White, Arthur W.- POW Gunner: Walaczka, Raymond C.- POW Gunner: Passalacqua, Peter C.- POW Gunner: Zeger, William M.- POW Tail gunner: Warner, Delbert R.- POW [...] on September 15.1943, a team of workers from IAR-Brașov, went to the landing place, were under the leading of eng.pilot Frim, the works started. The bomber was ready to fly at the end of December. [...] the bomber was moved on Ghimbav airfield, where it will be fired an put on fire by Luftwaffe fighters, more precisely on August 26,1944. Info from: Ploesti - Low Level Strike by Corneliu Năstase, Dan Melinte and Răzvan Bujor --------------------------------------