Romanian firefighters, assisted by helmeted German soldiers, direct hoses on fire at oil storage facility in Ploesti, Romania, following bombing by U.S. 15th Air Force in World War 2. The oil fires seem difficult to extinguish with water. Later, extremely heavy clouds of black smoke are seen billowing from a complex of storage tanks. Firefighters are helpless to intervene. One stands with hands on his hips as he simply watches the inferno. Views of the damaged facility in the aftermath, several days later.
Destroyed rail yards in Ploesti (Ploiesti) Romania, from attack by U.S. 15th Air Force bombers, during World War 2. Destroyed rail cars and damaged switch yard. Fires burning in distant background. Passenger trains with slight damage to their cars. One is labeled in Hungarian: "NEMZETKOZI JALOKOCSI ES EUROPAI"(International sleeping cars and Europe).Twisted rails and ties beneath a bridge and all along the rail lines in and out of the marshaling yards. Destroyed stations and steel frameworks of trains. Repair crew pulling a rail car along some useable track. A church in the background (possibly St Pantelimon Church). Bombed-out industrial buildings and railroad sidings. Locomotives steaming as trains sit on some remaining useable track. Work crews looking over the wreckage. Lumber strewn all over an area. At timecode 2:11, Scene shifts to Brasov, Romania, in May, 1944, with a truck driving toward the camera on a street parallel to the Railroad Station Square. The camera pans left, past destroyed buildings to the Station Square where a bus and some passengers are seen. Camera pans right showing more destroyed buildings, and then a locomotive steaming at head of a train on some undamaged rails. Views of bombed out freight cars. At timecode 2:54, Men are seen sitting and standing on useable rails as they look at some destroyed rail cars. The station is seen in distance at the right. View is along the railroad leading in the direction of Bucharest. Remaining views show the damage to building at Station Square, and the bus parked there.
Soldiers of U.S. 4th Infantry Division in France. The troops advance through woods and fields. Trees in the background. Soldiers crouch behind hedgerows. Three men at an observation post. Two soldiers observe through binoculars. A soldier turns around and gives orders to a tank crew. United States M4 tanks and M8 howitzer motor carriage. The artillery is fired. Smoke rises up due to explosions in the far distance. Crew loads shells into 105 mm howitzer. The howitzer is fired. Smoke rises up in the background. (World War II period).
Antarctic Expedition of U.S. Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd. The vessel 'City of New York' anchored in the snow. The ship is sheathed with ice. Sled dogs and the men stand near the ship. Several men aboard the ship. The ship sails for New Zealand. Smoke rises from the smokestack. Forty-two men on the South Pole. Admiral Richard Byrd's second in command Doctor Laurence Gould stands on snow. Captain Ashley McKinley, third in Command. Whales swim in water near the camp. Men watch the whales. A man stands near a fissure as a seal peeps out.
U.S. Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd's Antarctic Expedition. A common seal plays ashore with a pup. They roll in snow. Seals move on the snow and swim in water. The seals dive in water.
Simulated attack and planes in flight during Air Corps Demonstrations of Command Schools in United States. The planes simulate an attack on enemy squadron of attack planes. Planes in flight in formation. Us Army Air Corps Douglas A-2 attack aircraft, Curtiss A-3 Falcon aircraft and Curtiss-Martin NBS-1 planes being attacked by Curtiss P-1 Hawk aircraft.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.