Operation Tidal Wave
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operation-tidal-wave-171-11419481
title:
Operation Tidal Wave
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Operation Tidal Wave was an air attack by bombers of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) based in Libya on nine oil refineries around Ploiești, Romania, on 1 August 1943, during World War II. It was a strategic bombing mission and part of the "oil campaign" to deny petroleum-based fuel to the Axis powers. The mission resulted in "no curtailment of overall product output". This operation was one of the costliest for the USAAF in the European Theater, with 53 aircraft and 500 aircrewmen lost
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1943 U.S. strategic bombing campaign of oil refineries in Ploiești, Romania during WWII
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Tidal_Wave
date created:
2005-09-27T09:42:08Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T10:12:27Z
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