| Target | Refinery | No. of Key Installations | Order of Importance | A/C Alloted | Place in Formation | Flight Plan over Target | Group Assigned | Commander and Leader |
| White I | Romana Americana | 6 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 4 waves of 6 a/c | 376th | Col. Compton Lt. Flavelle |
| White II | Concordia Vega | 6 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 3 waves of 6 a/c 1 wave of 3 a/c |
93d | Lt. Col. Baker Maj. Brown |
| White III | Standard Petrol Block Unirea Speranta |
3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 4 waves of 3 a/c | 93d | Lt. Col. Baker Maj. Potts |
| White IV | Astra Romana Unirea Orion |
10 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 4 waves of 10 a/c | 98th | Col. Kane Capt. Young |
| White V | Columbia Aquila | 6 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 5 waves of 3 a/c | 44th | Col. Johnson Maj. Brandon |
| Blue | Creditul Minier (Brazi) |
3 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 3 waves of 6 a/c | 44th | Lt. Col. Posey Capt. Diehl |
| Red | Steaua Romana (Campina) |
7 | 4 | 24 | 7 | 8 waves of 3 a/c | 389th | Col. Wood Capt. Caldwell |
* The Ploesti Mission was planned on the basis of 154 aircraft participating. Actually, 177 successfully took off. The 23 spares appear to have been distributed among the seven target forces, as follows: White I, 4; White II, 4; White III, 0; White IV, 6; White V, 2; Blue, 2; and Red, 5.