Tidal Wave (1943)
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Operation Tidal Wave was an aerial bombardment operation by the United States Ninth Air Force to destroy the German oil refineries at Ploieşti, Romania, on August 1, 1943. The mission was conducted by 177 B-24 Liberator heavy bombers flying from Benghazi, Libya, who attacked the refineries at very low altitude with a loss of 53 aircraft, 44 of them to the Romanian and German defenses. Five airmen were awarded the Medal of Honor, three posthumously, the most ever awarded for a single mission by the USAAF.
External links
- http://www.ploiesti.net/page12.html
- http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/957481/posts
- http://www.modelism.ro/cdrom12.htm
- http://www.airartnw.com/tidalwave.htm
- http://www.aviationartgallery.co.uk/Images/Print-info/Operation-tidal-wave-info.htm
- http://www.ddaymuseum.org/exhibits/special_tidalwave1.html
- http://www.homeofheroes.com/wings/part2/09_ploesti.html
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