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[Bizu]

I just discovered and watched this really nice documentary about the air war over Romania.
This kind of films are very rare and I really enjoyed it so I'm recommending it to you

The documentary is seen through the eyes and words of Nicholas Dimancescu.
He journeys back to Romania both to discover his own roots and also to uncover the stories of American and Romanian airmen who raided and defended Romania's oil refineries during World War II.
The experiences of wartime 'aces' on both sides are recounted and two of them, once enemies who attacked one another over Romania, meet for the first time 66 years later.

Launched on August 1, 1943, a U.S. operation dubbed ‘Tidal Wave’ swooped over the Ploesti oil region causing a vital but not debilitating blow.
During 1944 numerous further air strikes were launched.
Ultimately U.S. and allied air casualties totalled 2300 men.
Another 1100 were prisoners until a dramatically executed three-day rescue airlift in late August 1944 soon after Soviet Russia invaded Moldavia and Romania shifted allegiance to the Allied side.



EDIT:Here is the same docu but in much better quality! and no Romanian subtitration



"As the saga concludes
A moment in history has come full circle
The past has touched the present
And enemies have become friends"

[Bizu]

This is another docu from tha same man who made the one above



Vimeo link, no subtitles and much better quality:

[vpmedia]

Thanks, very interesting and rare documentaries.