Smoke rising from bombing at rail yards in Ploesti (Ploiesti) Romania,during World War 2. View of tank cars and petroleum storage tanks in the rail facilities. A locomotive sitting on a track partially obscured by heavy smoke blowing across the scene. Smoke coming from trains of tank cars that have been bombed.Firefighters training hoses on flames and black smoke rising high into the air. Firefighter silhouetted against the flames as he climbs a ladder next to embankment bringing a hose to train on the fires.
Romanians commence cleanup after attacks by U.S. 15th Air Force bombers in Ploesti (Ploiesti) during World War 2. Workers shovel building debris from rails in front of a train station. A locomotive pulls a train into a platform on which the entire roof has been destroyed. A group of Romanian workers carrying shovels and other implements, walks along a section of track past destroyed structures.They work to straighten rails and remove portions of buildings and other debris from the tracks. One uses a cutting torch to release a huge piece of reinforced concrete, which is then raised up by a crane. Workers are busy all over the area in the cleanup activities. Several men inspect damage to a locomotive.
Red Ball Express of Allied Forces in Saint-Lo, France. Truck convoys in TCRP-2 area move out for re-routing. A large number of trucks move in a line. Trees in the background. A sign reads 'All truck convoys'. Men stand near the sign. Convoy leader in jeep stops at check point. He walks to inspection tent. Several signs in front of the tent. A sign reads 'Movements section'. The leader receives an order and leads empty convoy of ten semitrailers out of area. (World War II period).
Allied Forces Red Ball Express in Saint-Lo, France. Interior of a radio truck. An Allied soldier seated at controls. Truck convoys move on the road. Trees in the background. Red Ball convoy underway. (World War II period).
Red Ball Express of Allied Forces in Saint-Lo, France, in the Normandy region. Drivers of truck convoy stand in lines outside a tent. Trees in the background. The drivers being served coffee. A convoy moves along the road. A wrecked 6' x 6' vehicle being towed into ordnance yard for repair. Soldiers fill jerry cans serving as gasoline cans. The Allied soldiers examine wrecked vehicles, make repairs and inspect other vehicles. (World War II period).
Convoy of Allied Forces 'Red Ball Express' in Saint-Lo, France. Two men in a jeep stop at a check point. A United States officer stands near the jeep. He notes down some information. The U.S. officer wears an armband. The armband reads 'R.T.O., U.S.'. The men leave the jeep and come back with several documents. A man fills entries on several charts placed on a board in a tent. Jeeps parked in front of an inspection tent. The truck convoy leaves the area. The trucks move on the road in a line. (World War II period).
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