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  2. Operation Tidal Wave - Wikipedia

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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 . [ 4 ]

  3. Walter Travis Stewart - Wikipedia

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    He is best known for the role he played in Operation Tidal Wave, a low-level bombing mission to the oilfields of Ploiești, Romania, which was the 31st of 32 combat missions Stewart would fly during the war. After completing a war-bonds tour back home and his 32nd combat mission, Stewart transitioned to the Reserves where he continued to fly ...

  4. John L. Jerstad - Wikipedia

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    The mission was Operation Tidal Wave, in which 179 B-24s took off on an 18-hour, 2,400 mile round-trip mission to destroy the largest of the oil refineries at Ploieşti, 30 miles north of Bucharest, Romania. This mission, conducted on August 1, 1943, ended with five U.S. Air Force airmen, including Maj. John L. Jerstad, earning the Medal of ...

  5. Lloyd Herbert Hughes - Wikipedia

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    Lloyd Herbert "Pete" Hughes Jr., (July 12, 1921 – August 1, 1943), was a pilot who held the rank of Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in Operation Tidal Wave during World War II.

  6. Western Allied Campaign in Romania - Wikipedia

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    Due to a lack of resources, planning was postponed until April 1943, when General Henry H. Arnold commissioned his staff to resume their development. [7] Code-named Operation Tidal Wave, the attack on 1 August 1943 consisted of a large-scale low-altitude air raid over Romanian oil refineries at Ploiești by 178 unescorted B-24 Liberators. Over ...

  7. August 1943 - Wikipedia

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    August 1, 1943: American B-24s carry out first bombing of German oil production Operation Tidal Wave began as a group of 177 American B-24 Liberator bombers, with 1,726 total crew, departed from Libya to make the first bombing of the oil refineries at Ploieşti, Romania, the major supplier of fuel to Germany. The mission temporarily halted oil ...

  8. Addison Baker - Wikipedia

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    On August 1, 1943, the 93rd Bombardment Group, one of three group from the Eighth Air Force sent to the Ninth Air Force especially for this mission, took to the air at Benghazi, Libya. Piloting Hell's Wench , a B-24 Liberator (Serial 42-40994), Baker led the 93rd as the second formation in the five-group mission of 177 aircraft.

  9. 564th Missile Squadron - Wikipedia

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    Operation Tidal Wave was launched on 1 August 1943, with the squadron forming part of the last group formation to attack. The squadron headed for its target in Campina. This target was the most distant of the refineries being attacked and was assigned to the 389th Group because its B-24Ds were late production models and had a longer range than ...