WWII Allied ‘Oil Plan’ devastates German POL production

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A B-24 Liberator emerges from the heavy smoke after attacking the Xenia oil refinery at Ploesti, Romania, on August1943. The Germans returned the Ploesti refineries back to full production in less than two months.

Royal Air Force (RAF) flew mostly Handley Page Halifax strategic bombers for its 200 missions during which it dropped 93,691 tons of bombs. (Courtesy photo)

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Photo by: Air University History Office | VIRIN: 190626-F-XX000-0005.JPG

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