British Army gun crewmen adjust howitzer behind trench in Libya during World War II. Brodie helmets rest on stacked items and bricks near the howitzer. Camera turns to show the other side of the desert battlefield. Palm trees, oil barrels and tents are seen. The gun crew turns the howitzer to the right. Libyan men ride bicycle and horse drawn cart in the desert, moving past the howitzer and gun crew. Faces of British Army gun crew men as they wait and observe the surroundings. One of the crewmen uses binoculars.
United States Army Air Force Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers fly in formation over Libya and the Mediterranean Sea during World War II. Aerial view of the Libyan coast. Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers with the old United States Army Air Force insignia in flight. Aerial view of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers in formation. Silhouettes of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers against a picturesque blue sky.
United States General Lewis Brereton speaking with crews of bombers of U.S. Ninth Air Force during World War 2. Soldiers plan and prepare for the destruction of the Ploiești oil refineries (or Ploesti) located in Romania. A map shows the plan of "Operation Tidal Wave." The B-24 Liberator aircraft based in Libya are readied and seen taking off and in formation on the way to the daylight attack of the Axis oil fields in Romania. Aerial views of U.S. Army Air Force B-24 aircraft in flight. View of Ploesti Oil Fields as bombers approach target. The refineries and the storage tanks are destroyed by U.S. bombing. Aerial view from bomber looking out over machine gun position during attack. Explosions on ground below. Aerial view of other B-24 aircraft in the sky during the attack, and on their way returning home.