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| Posted by: C-2 November 30, 2005 01:37 pm |
| I visited her today with Dobran. It was a short visit but there will be more. http://imageshack.us |
| Posted by: C-2 November 30, 2005 06:51 pm |
| On the way from Dobran's house to Mariana Dragescu,I asked him when he first met her. Dobran said that he doesn't remember exactly,but the first time he saw her it was during a winter in an airfield.Mariana Dragescu was sitting on an amo. box ,dead tired and eating a sadwich. Less then a meter from her ,from under the snow a foot wearing a military boot from a dead body could be seen... Aither she was very tired or she saw too many similar things,said Dobran. http://imageshack.us I hope to post the same photo but in better quality soon. I was to embarased to take the photo off the wall in order to photo. it.... |
| Posted by: C-2 November 30, 2005 08:20 pm |
| Mariana Dragescu started her military career at the Rosiori cavalery regiment. She was trained to be a royal guard and queen Maria use to came often to see the training at the royal hipodrom at "Calea Plevnei"(very close to the redaction of "Cotidianul" today).They were tought to ride without a saddle. Every time the queen came to visit,a small banquet took place after. Dancing,fine drinks and food and a good time. |
| Posted by: Victor November 30, 2005 09:33 pm |
| That was probably the 4th Rosiori Regiment, Queen Maria's unit. The Royal stables were located where the National Sport Academy is today, by the river. |
| Posted by: C-2 December 01, 2005 12:34 pm |
| Once,with three wonded soldiers aboard,the RWD's eangine died suddenly. Mariana Dragescu landed on a field,and with some tools tried to fix the problem. The only constient pasanger told her that if the stay there during the night,they'll be killed by partizans... The problem was solved but she couldn't start the plane alone. There a miracle happened;at the horizon a military vehicle came.There were 2 Romanian soldiers inside. When they saw that she's a woman and speaks Romanian,the Lt.said:"Oh my God! Do you know how much time we didn't hear a woman speaking our lang.?" After a few more min,she was back in the air.... http://imageshack.us |
| Posted by: Victor December 01, 2005 01:03 pm |
| Loading a RWD-13S with wounded, courtesy of mr. Hubert Kuberski |
| Posted by: Victor December 01, 2005 01:04 pm |
RWDs on the airfield |
| Posted by: Victor December 01, 2005 01:05 pm |
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| Posted by: C-2 December 01, 2005 05:41 pm |
| http://imageshack.us The members of the "White Squadron" were civilian volunteers. They were dressed in uniforms,since every civilian taken prisoner by the soviets was shoot as a spy. |
| Posted by: C-2 December 01, 2005 10:13 pm |
| One morning,Mariana Dragesu landed with her RWD at Salz. It was imediatly after the suprise air attack made by the Soviet airforce who did a lot of damage. The first person who came toward her was the elder Ruspolli. -"They distroyed our cow!" he told her.Referig to their Cant 3 eangine who carried their suuplies. http://imageshack.us |
| Posted by: Benoit Douville December 22, 2005 11:38 pm |
| How many kills did Mariana Dragesu had if she had any??? Sorry but my knowledge about her is very limited, I am learning while reading this post... Regards |
| Posted by: Cantacuzino December 23, 2005 04:36 am | ||
Benoit, Mariana Dragescu was not a fighter pilot. She was member of "White Squadron" with the purpose to transport wounded soldiers from front lines to nearest Hospitals. |
| Posted by: C-2 December 29, 2005 06:01 pm |
| Today,second visit to M.Dragescu. http://imageshack.us Rosiori regiment "Regina Maria". |
| Posted by: C-2 December 30, 2005 04:52 pm |
| http://imageshack.us The Kalmuka step. The "White squadron"( 108 ) facilieties.... |
| Posted by: C-2 December 30, 2005 04:57 pm |
| Kotelnicovo,Sept 1942. Mariana Dragescu resting inside a tent. The canister in front is with drinking water. http://imageshack.us |
| Posted by: C-2 December 31, 2005 01:22 pm |
| The neighbours.... The Kalnuc villege of Tinguta.Sept 1942. http://imageshack.us The clouths are Romanian made... |
| Posted by: Victor December 31, 2005 02:15 pm |
| You mean Kalmuk |
| Posted by: C-2 December 31, 2005 05:29 pm |
| The M and the N are close to each other ..... |
| Posted by: C-2 January 01, 2006 08:14 am |
| http://imageshack.us Not a very clear photo (taken from an old newspaper). The members of the White Squadron were invited by a hight ranking Romanian officer together with a Spanish General to a dinner. The problem was that at that time M.Dragescu have not been eaten cooked food for a very long period.After eating ,she start feeling sick ,since her stomac could not digest the food. A military doctor,who was present took her out ,in order to help her vomit. Since he had no succes,he took her to a nearby field,where were hundreds of horse carcases in dif stages of rottening.The smell was horible,buy with no results.. After a while the found some medicinal salts,and MD start feeling better. In the photo,she's on the left,with the Romanian officer giving her the dessert wrapped. |
| Posted by: C-2 January 02, 2006 12:23 pm |
| http://imageshack.us Mariana Dragescu and Nadia Russo at the Dniester river. |
| Posted by: C-2 January 02, 2006 09:57 pm |
| Thigina 1941. Virginia Thomas-standing And Nadia Russo ,Mariana Dragescu -resting between missions. http://imageshack.us |
| Posted by: C-2 January 03, 2006 04:06 pm |
| From "Aripi Romanesti". http://imageshack.us Photo:I.Dobran |
| Posted by: C-2 January 04, 2006 05:31 pm |
| Sept 1942,40 km south of Stalingrad. Another member of the Cantacuzino family (an arhitect this time),together with Mariana Dragescu,hearing the horror tales from a survival after a suprise atack by the Soviets. http://imageshack.us |