Ploesti 1942-1944

June 12, 1942 - Halpro	Fortress Ploesti: The Campaign to Destroy Hitler's Oil Supply Rumanian Aces of WWII Rumanian Air Force WWII Slovakian and Bulgarian Aces of WWII
ALLIES: American Bombers Consolidated B-24D Liberator	AXIS: German Fighters Messerschmitt Bf 109 Romanian Fighters IAR 80
August 1, 1943 - Operation TIDALWAVE
ALLIES: American Bombers Consolidated B-24D Liberator	AXIS: Bulgarian Fighters Avia B-534 Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2 German Fighters Messerschmitt Bf 109G Messerschmitt Bf 110 Romanian Fighters IAR 80 Messerschmitt Bf 109G Messerschmitt Bf 110
April 5, 1944 to August 19, 1944 - Spaatz's Oil Plan
ALLIES: American Fighters Lockheed P-38J Lightning North American P-51B/C Mustang North American P-51D Mustang Bombers Consolidated B-24H Liberator Consolidated B-24J Liberator Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress Lockheed P-38J Lightning* * Used as dive-bombers during the attack of June 10th. British Bombers Consolidated Liberator Mk.VI Handley Page Halifax B.II Vickers Wellington Mk.X	AXIS: Bulgarian Fighters Messerschmitt Bf 109G German Fighters Focke-Wulf Fw 190A Junkers Ju 88C Messerschmitt Bf 109G Messerschmitt Bf 110 Romanian Fighters IAR 80 Messerschmitt Bf 109G Messerschmitt Bf 110 NOTE: Most of the Bf 110 fighters in Romania were outfitted as night fighters, intended for use against British and Soviet night bombing, although they were often used against daytime bombers. The Romanian Bf 110s, however, were never used as night fighters because local Luftwaffe commanders believed the lack of night fighting experience among Romanian pilots would cause problems.

June 12, 1942 - Halpro

ALLIES:

American

Bombers: Consolidated B-24D Liberator

AXIS:

German

Fighters: Messerschmitt Bf 109

Romanian

Fighters: IAR 80

August 1, 1943 - Operation TIDALWAVE

ALLIES:

American

Bombers: Consolidated B-24D Liberator

AXIS:

April 5, 1944 to August 19, 1944 - Spaatz's Oil Plan

ALLIES:

American

Fighters: Lockheed P-38J Lightning; North American P-51B/C Mustang; North American P-51D Mustang
Bombers: Consolidated B-24H Liberator; Consolidated B-24J Liberator; Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress; Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress; Lockheed P-38J Lightning*

* Used as dive-bombers during the attack of June 10th.

British

Bombers: Consolidated Liberator Mk.VI; Handley Page Halifax B.II; Vickers Wellington Mk.X

AXIS:

Bulgarian

Fighters: Messerschmitt Bf 109G

German

Fighters: Focke-Wulf Fw 190A; Junkers Ju 88C; Messerschmitt Bf 109G; Messerschmitt Bf 110

Romanian

Fighters: IAR 80; Messerschmitt Bf 109G; Messerschmitt Bf 110

NOTE: Most of the Bf 110 fighters in Romania were outfitted as night fighters, intended for use against British and Soviet night bombing, although they were often used against daytime bombers. The Romanian Bf 110s, however, were never used as night fighters because local Luftwaffe commanders believed the lack of night fighting experience among Romanian pilots would cause problems.

Ploesti - June 1942 to August 1944

ALLIES:

American

AXIS:

German

Romanian

ALLIES:

American

AXIS:

Bulgarian

German

Romanian

ALLIES:

American

British

AXIS:

Bulgarian

German

Romanian