Operation Tidal Wave - Wikipedia
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]
Ploesti Raid: A Tragic Tidal Wave - Warfare History Network
The targets were the Nazis’ vital oil refineries around the Romanian city of Ploesti north of Bucharest, near the western shore of the Black Sea. While it had been carefully planned and tirelessly practiced, Tidal Wave became a fiasco, and a deadly one, too.
Over the Cauldron of Ploesti: The American Air War in Romania
A bombing raid in June 1944, using P-38 Lightnings to surprise the Axis defenders, experienced losses heavy enough that it was not repeated. Nonetheless, the series of air attacks in the spring and then summer of 1944 accomplished an enormous amount.
1943 - Operation Tidalwave, the Low-level bombing of the Ploesti …
Smart, the principle architect and planner for Operation TIDALWAVE, proposed, in complete antithesis of USAFF bombing policy, a low-level massed raid on the nine most important Ploesti refineries by five B-24 bomb groups, two from North Africa and three borrowed from Eighth Air Force in England .
What Went Wrong in WWII's Operation Tidal Wave? | HistoryNet
Aug 3, 2020 · A veteran of the B-24 raid on Ploesti tells the real story behind the costly mission. by Mark Carlson 8/3/2020. B-24Ds of the 98th Bomb Group fly low near Ploesti, Romania, during the August 1, 1943, raid on Axis oil refineries. (National Archives)
OPERATION TIDALWAVE: Ploesti, August 1, 1943
On August 1, 1943, the USAAF staged Operation Tidalwave—a daring, surprise low-level B-24 raid against the Axis’ critical source of fuel, the oil fields in Ploesti, Romania.
Operation Tidal Wave - American Air Museum
Operation TIDAL WAVE. B-24D Liberators attack the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania. The bombers flew low to avoid radar detection and dropped time delayed bombs. Out of the 177 B-24s that took part in the raid 167 managed to attack their targets. 57 B-24s were lost in total; 54 over Ploesti and 3 in the sea.
One of the Most Daring WWII Air Raids Targeted Hitler’s ... - HISTORY
Jul 10, 2020 · The target of the raid was the oil refineries near Ploesti, Romania, which provided about one-third of all the oil used by Nazi Germany and the other Axis powers. Dubbed “Hitler’s Gas Station,”...
Bloody Sunday: The Raid on Ploesti and the Medal of Honor
Jun 23, 2022 · On August 1, 1943, the United States Army Air Force conducted one of its most ambitious of World War II. Operation Tidal Wave sought the destruction of the Romanian refineries at and near Ploesti. Five who took part in the raid were awarded the Medal of Honor – the most for any single aviation action in American history.
Operation Tidal Wave: U.S. forces attempt risky air raid on Axis …
Jul 28, 2020 · On August 1, 1943, 177 B-24 bombers take off from an Allied base in Libya, bound for the oil-producing city Ploiești, Romania, nicknamed “Hitler’s gas station.”