Operation Tidal Wave (1 August 1943)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Operation_Tidal_Wave_(1_August_1943)
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:awards 5 Medals of Honor awarded
gptkbp:AxisDefenders gptkb:German_and_Romanian_forces
gptkbp:casualtiesAllied 53 aircraft lost
over 300 airmen killed
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Brigadier_General_Uzal_Ent
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:date 1 August 1943
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Tidal Wave (1 August 1943)
gptkbp:involvedUnits gptkb:44th_Bombardment_Group
gptkb:93rd_Bombardment_Group
gptkb:376th_Bombardment_Group
gptkb:389th_Bombardment_Group
gptkb:98th_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ploiești,_Romania
gptkbp:nickname Black Sunday
gptkbp:objective destroy oil refineries at Ploiești
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:result heavy Allied losses
limited damage to refineries
gptkbp:significance one of the costliest Allied air raids of WWII
gptkbp:target Axis oil production
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:B-24_Liberator_bombers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bombing_of_Ploiești_(WWII)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6