Pilot of Escadrila 51 Vanatoare de noapte (Night squadron), Lt. Av. Mihai Basarab Brancoveanu, flying a Messerschmitt BF 110D-4 2Z + NW W.Nr 3711 – crashed and died in 10 august 1943 near Valea Leurzii Village, Dambovita County. With my friend from Romanian WW2 Aircraft Archeology we found the crash site in a orchard…
Category: Metal detecting in Romania
Metal detecting for relics in different ww1 and ww2 areas of Romania.
Metal detecting in Romania
The Vulgar Virgin – B24 shot down near Ploiesti during 1st Tidal Wave
In one of my outings, some friends form Ploiesti took me to a crash site of a Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber, shot down during the first Tidal Wave, on August, 1st, 1943. Most likely (based on archives and books) it’s the place where “The Vulgar Virgin” had it’s last moments.
Metal detecting in Romania
Boteni Airfield (Titu, Dambovita)
On Boteni airfiled, also known as Titu, the Luftwaffe 3./JG 4 was stationed from August util November 1943, and from June to July was used by the Romanian VII Fighter Group. Rated for bombers, it had an unpaved runway, a medium curved roof hangar and a workshop, the cement foundation…
Metal detecting in Romania
Metal Detecting in the Prahova Valley – Azuga
Romania had it’s fair share of World War One battles in Autumn 1916, when entered the war beside the Antante to unify it’s territories with Transylvania that was rulled by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After the easy march to Brasov and Sibiu, the shit got serious when reinforcements were brought to…