PLUTO, Secret Pipelines of WW II
“Conundrums” spooled petroleum pipelines across the English Channel after D-Day.
Secret pipelines unwound from massive spools to reach French ports and transport vital oil across the English Channel after the June 6, 1944, D-Day landings.
Wartime planners knew that following the Normandy invasion, Allied forces would need vast quantities of petroleum to continue the advance into Europe. The Allies also knew any tankers trying to reach French ports would be vulnerable to Luftwaffe attacks. A secret plan relied on new undersea pipeline technologies. (more…)
