Operation Tidal Wave
On August 1, 1943, 177 B-24 bombers take off from an Allied base in Libya, bound for the oil-producing city in Ploiești, Romania> Ploesti was nicknamed “Hitler’s gas station.” The…
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Operation Tidal Wave
On August 1, 1943, 177 B-24 bombers take off from an Allied base in Libya, bound for the oil-producing city in Ploiești, Romania> Ploesti was nicknamed “Hitler’s gas station.” The…
Posted on November 5, 2020 by James Wyllie When I began my account of these women’s lives, people would ask me what I was working on and after I’d explained…