This is the story of Operation Tidal Wave - the famous B-24 Liberator bombing raid on Ploesti, Romania on August 1st of 1943 ...

They joined an Aug. 1 raid on the Nazi-occupied oil refinery at Ploesti, ... occupied a gunner’s turret on a B-24 “Liberator” bomber like this one preserved by the Commemorative Air Force.

Arden Mattice, a World War II nose gunner on a B-24 Liberator, turned 100 years old last week. ... Koehler said Mattice took part in the U.S. Air Force's operation in Ploesti, Romania, ...

The B-24 Liberator Sandman, silhouetted against smoke from a bombed refinery in Ploesti, Romania, during the Allied raid of Aug. 1, 1943. It is the signature image of the raid. Low-level flight ...

Discover the might of the B-24 Liberator, a .50-caliber machine gunship heavy bomber that changed the course of aerial warfare. Known for its massive firepower and long-range capabilities, this ...

After scoring high marks on an aptitude test at Fort Niagara's induction center in Youngstown, Edward M. Kolek said he was talked into joining the Army's Aviation Cadet Corps.He breezed ...