B-24 Liberator over Ploesti
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Operation Tidalwave: B-24 Liberators based in North Africa attack the oil refinaries at Ploesti in a costly low-level daylight raid. The refinaries suffer 40% damage, while 54 B-24s were lost in combat.
German submarine U-383 sunk with all hands off Brest
German submarine U-454 sunk off Cape Ortegal
De Gaulle becomes President of the French Committee of National Defence, with Giraud as commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
British, American and Soviet governments warn neutral countries not to give shelter to wanted war criminals
German troops on Crete disarm their Italian former comrades
Consolidated B-24 Liberator (Crowood Aviation), Martin W. Bowman. A well balanced book that begins with a look at the development history of the B-24, before spending nine out of its ten chapters looking at the combat career of the aircraft in the USAAF, the US Navy and the RAF.
