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