26 Jun 1944
Poland
Poland
- 72 B-17s departed Poltava and Myrhorod, Ukraine, rendezvoused with 55 P-51s from Pyriatyn, bombed the oil refinery and railway marshalling yard at Drohobycz (Drohobych), Poland (1 returned to the USSR because of mechanical trouble), and then proceeded to Italy as part of Operation Frantic’s shuttle-bombing plan. ww2dbase [B-17 Flying Fortress | P-51 Mustang | Operation Frantic | Drohobycz | DS]
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