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".
A B-24 Liberator called Sandman during a bomb run over the Ploiești Astra Română refinery during Operation Tidal Wave
Approximate route of flight to Ploiești on August 1, 1943
The attack on the Astra Română refinery
Flames from the distillation plant of Steaua Română after the raid
Jacob E. Smart
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General Jacob Edward Smart was a general officer who served in United States Army during World War II and in the Air Force during the Cold War era.
