Operation Robson
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Operation Robson
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Operation Robson was the first of a series of aerial operations, Operation Outflank, undertaken by the British Pacific Fleet (BPF) against the oil refineries of Japanese-occupied Sumatra during World War II. Admiral Chester Nimitz, Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, proposed a strike on the refineries to Admiral Bruce Fraser, commander of the BPF, during a meeting in early December. The primary target of Operation Robson was the refinery at Pangkalan Brandan. It had been fired by fleeing A
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British air raid on Japanese oil refineries
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Robson
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2024-02-22T15:20:10Z
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