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Ploesti 1943: The great raid on Hitler's Romanian oil refineries. Steven J. Zaloga, Steve Noon

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ISBN: 9781472831804 | 96 pages | 3 Mb

• Ploesti 1943: The great raid on Hitler's Romanian oil refineries
• Steven J. Zaloga, Steve Noon
• Page: 96
• Format: pdf, ePub, fb2, mobi
• ISBN: 9781472831804
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA

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A new study of one of the most famous, costly, and strategically vital air operations of World War II, the United States' great airstrike against Nazi Germany's oil refineries. Operation Tidal Wave was one of the boldest and most controversial air raids by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). At the time, the Romanian Ploesti oil fields produced about a third of all Axis oil, and was Germany's single most important fuel source. In the summer of 1943, the USAAF decided to stage a major raid on Ploesti from air bases in Libya. The resulting Operation Tidal Wave raid on 1 August 1943 was one of the costliest to date, losing 53 aircraft, about a third of the starting force. Of the more than 150 bombers that took part in the raid, only 88 B-24s returned to Libya, 55 of which were damaged. On the other hand, of the 17 Medals of Honor awarded to US soldiers and airmen from Pearl Harbor in 1941 to D-Day in 1944, 5 were awarded to pilots of the Tidal Wave mission in recognition of their extraordinary performance. Although undoubtedly bold and heroic, the mission had questionable results. Initial assessments argued that the mission caused 40% of the refinery capacity at Ploesti to be lost but subsequent studies concluded that the damage was quickly repaired and that output had exceeded August levels within a month. This new study examines the raid in detail, exploring the reasons why its dubious success came at such a high price. Supported by maps, diagrams, and full-color artwork including battlescenes and bird's-eye-views, this is the full story of the audacious Ploesti raid of 1943.

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Ploesti 1943: The great raid on Hitler's Romanian oil refineries (Air Brittany 1944: Hitler's Final Defenses in France (Campaign Book 320) Apr 19, 2018. Over the Cauldron of Ploesti: The American Air War in Romania
The stories of the American airmen in Romania should never be arrived at their destination in the early afternoon of August 1, 1943. oil refinery complex at Ploesti, Romania, 35 miles north of Bucharest. Miller also points out that the Ploesti raid was “one of the only air strikes of the war in which more  World War II: Eyewitness to the Raid on Ploesti - HistoryNet
Following is an excerpt from an account of the August 1, 1943, Ploesti raid was the story of the Vagabond King's part in the Romanian oil field raid. The well- known importance of the refineries to the Germans was the key to our great efforts to . [Captain R.C. Mooney's plane, Hitler's Hearse, had taken several direct hits. Operation Tidal Wave - Wikipedia
Operation Tidal Wave was an air attack by bombers of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) based in Libya and Southern Italy on nine oil refineries around Ploiești, Romania on 1 August 1943, during World It was one of the largest producers in Europe and Ploesti was a major part of that production. The Ploiești oil  PLOESTI 1943 < Aviazione < Milistoria
THE GREAT RAID ON HITLER'S ROMANIAN OIL REFINERIES In the summer of 1943, the USAAF decided to stage a major raid on Ploesti from air bases in  Bombing Raid on Ploesti, 1943 - EyeWitness to History
of oil refinery facilities located some 30 miles north of Bucharest, Romania. In the words of Winston Churchill, Ploesti was "the taproot of German might." It was that approximately forty-two percent of Ploesti's refining capacity had been destroyed. There in the center of the target was the big boiler house, just as in the  Battle of Berlin 1943-44: Bomber Harris' gamble to - Amazon.com
This illustrated study explores, in detail, the controversial Battle of Berlin to end the war (; Ploesti 1943: The great raid on Hitler's Romanian oil refineries (Air  Oil campaign chronology of World War II - Wikipedia
The oil campaign chronology of World War II lists bombing missions and related events . In particular, destruction of 13 hydrogenation plants and 12 Ploesti refineries to those specially selected and vital targets which will give the greatest return. In the 2nd raid of Operation Bellicose, 52 bombers damaged an "oil depot"  Raiders of 'Hitler's gas station' reunite in Ohio - USA Today
The veterans of the historic attack on "Hitler's gas station" on Aug. 1, 1943 assault by bombers on Romanian oil refineries; The raid is commonly The 70th anniversary Ploesti Raid reunion at the U.S. Air Force Museum  Battle of Berlin 1943–44: Bomber Harris' gamble to - Amazon.com
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