Ludwigshafen and Oppau WWII bombings[1] |
Date |
Result |
1943-12-30 !December 30, 1943 |
The 447th BG bombed the Ludwigshafen "chemical plant".[2] |
1944-01-07 !January 7, 1944 |
The 445th BG, flying B-24's, sent 28 aircraft to bomb the chemical works.[3] |
The 447th BG bombed the Ludwigshafen "oil refinery".[4] Of 1,700 bombs dropped, only 127 hit the Farben plant. |
1944-03-31 !March 31, 1944 |
The 447th BG bombed Ludwigshafen.[5] |
1944-08-26 !August 26, 1944 |
Mission 576: 41 B-24s bomb the Ludwigshafen "chemical works". |
1944-09-03 !September 3, 1944 |
Mission 601: 325 of 345 B-17s bombed the "Ludwigshafen/Opau" synthetic oil plant. |
1944-09-05 !September 5, 1944 |
Mission 605: 277 of 303 B-17s hit a Ludwigshafen "synthetic oil plant". |
1944-09-08 !September 8, 1944 |
Mission 611: 348 of 384 B-17s attacked the "Ludwigshafen/Opau oil refinery." |
1944-09-13 !September 13, 1944 |
Mission 628: 74 B-17s bombed the "oil refinery" at Ludwigshafen |
1944-09-21 !September 21, 1944 |
Mission 644: 147 of 154 dispatched B-17s bombed the "synthetic oil plant at Ludwigshafen/Opau". The Bergius plant at Ludwigshafen was much smaller than the other Bergius process plants.[2]:314 |
1944-09-25 !September 25, 1944 |
Mission 647: B-17s, including those of the 447th BG, bombed the Ludwigshafen/Opau "synthetic oil plant"[6] and the "marshalling yard" at Ludwigshafen. |
1944-09-27 !September 27, 1944 |
Mission 650: 214 B-17s bombed the "Ludwigshafen/Opau oil refinery". |
1944-10-03 !October 3, 1944 |
Mission 662: 13 of 87 B-17s dispatched to hit the oil refinery at Wesseling bombed a Ludwigshafen target of opportunity. |
1944-11-04 !November 4, 1944 |
The 447th BG bombed the Ludwigshafen "oil refinery".[7] |
1945-01 !January 1945 |
1,000 high explosive bombs and 10,000 incendiaries fell within the factory fences, starting 10 large, 30 medium and 200 small fires. Bombs that missed the factory that day ruined 354 residences and dehoused 1,800 people. |