ɐmˈɛɹɪkən bˈɑːmɚz jˈuːzd ðə ɹˈʌnweɪ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː slˈæʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ wɛn ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ fɹʌm ˈælaɪd bˈɑːmɪŋz ʌvðə ɹoʊmˈeɪniən plˈɔɪɛʃti ˈɔɪl fˈiːldz.
American bombers used the runway in 1943/1944 when returning from Allied bombings of the Romanian Ploieşti oil fields.