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  • 2003: One of the most famous images of World War II shows The Sandman , piloted by Robert Sternfels, as it emerges from a pall of smoke during the TIDALWAVE mission . [1]
  • 2002: The Sandman barely clears the stacks of the Astra Romana refinery. [2]
  • 1944 (unreversed): Note 1 HITLERS NO. [ sic ] 1 oil source, Ploesti, Rumania, was bombed Aug. 1, 1943, by a large force (177) of B-24s which came in at smokestack level, braved oil and bombs exploding close beneath them to hit refineries, tanks, cracking plants. 53 aircraft and 660 air crewmen were lost. [3]
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National Museum of the US Air Force

Author Jerry J. Joswick , the only survivor of the 16 cameramen of the operation [4]
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This is one of a series of photos that Joswick took from an aircraft ahead of the Sandman , e.g., Stout shows " Another view of The Sandman as Robert Sternfels brings it clear of the target. " [1]

Note 1 : As with most versions of this image, the current and previous Wikipedia Commons versions are reversed, as a differing description based on Sternfels' memoir [5] states (bold font added):
  • Robert Sternfels' B-24D , Sandman , pulling away from Astra Romana just clearing the triple stacks having lifted his starboard wing to avoid the [ sic ] stack. (The attached pic [ sic ] is shown in reverse of the actual position of the A/C.) [6]
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References

  1. ↑ a b Stout, Jay A (November 2003) Fortress Ploesti: The Campaign to Destroy Hitler's Oil Supply (html), p. 318 Retrieved on 4 February 2009.
  2. ↑ Duga, James; Stewart, Carroll (2002—revised edition) Ploesti: The Great Ground-Air Battle of 1 August, 1943 (html—Google books), www.brasseysinc.com, p. 135 Retrieved on 13 April 2009. ISBN : 1-57488-510-3 .
  3. ↑ Arnold, H. H. (Foreward) ; Army Air Forcees Aid Society (copyright) (June 1944—Special Edition for AAF Organizations) [May 1944] AAF: The Official Guide to the Army Air Forces , a Directory, Almanac and Chronicle of Achievements , Category:New York : Pocket Books, p. 305
  4. ↑ Joswick, Jerry (1962) Combat Cameraman , Category:New York : Pyramid Books
  5. ↑ Way, Frank; Sternfels, Major Robert (2002) [2001—paperback] Burning Hitler's Black Gold (7 th ed.)
  6. ↑ Puhl, Steve (2009). Seek Ploesti Riad Aug 1, 43 Book (html). AAF Forum . ArmyAirForces.com of World War II. Retrieved on 2009-04-19 .

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