#operation frantic

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On July 22, 1944, Operation Frantic III began – the first American shuttle mission led solely by fighters between Italy and Soviet bases. P-38 Lightnings and P-51 Mustangs attacked airfields near Buzău and Ziliştea. The Americans reported 44 aircraft destroyed. #WW2 #OperationFrantic #P51Mustang

@JanMace1970 via X

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Operation Frantic: Sgt S. Weinschenker and TSgt. William Topps talk to a 10-year-old boy who had been in uniform three years, as an A-A loader.

Operation Frantic was a series of seven shuttle bombing operations during World War II conducted by American aircraft based in Great Britain and Southern Italy which then landed at three Soviet airfields in Ukraine. The operation began in June, 1944 and ended in September.

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Operation Frantic: Sgt Joseph E. Thompson tries teaching a Soviet boy a few words of English.

Operation Frantic was a series of seven shuttle bombing operations during World War II conducted by American aircraft based in Great Britain and Southern Italy which then landed at three Soviet airfields in Ukraine. The operation began in June, 1944 and ended in September.