page_title: Operation Meridian
hierarchical_section_title: Operation Meridian
caption_attribution_description: English: JAPANESE OIL REFINERIES AT PALEMBANG BURNING DURING ATTACK BY BRITISH AIRCRAFT. JANUARY 1945, FROM ONE OF THE ATTACKING AIRCRAFT OF HMS VICTORIOUS
context_page_description: During World War II, Operation Meridian was part of a series of British air attacks directed at Japanese-held oil refineries on Sumatra. Meridian had two phases: Meridian One on 24 January 1945 and Meridian Two on 29 January. As a result, the critical aviation fuel output of the plants at Palembang was reduced by seventy-five percent.
context_section_description: During World War II, Operation Meridian was part of a series of British air attacks directed at Japanese-held oil refineries on Sumatra. Meridian had two phases: Meridian One on 24 January 1945 and Meridian Two on 29 January. As a result, the critical aviation fuel output of the plants at Palembang was reduced by seventy-five percent.
caption: An oil refinery at Palembang on fire after being attacked by the Royal Navy in January 1945
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