Gentleman: you may be interested in the following 8th Air Force report of Frantic II:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/33689521/W...r-Force-Report
See the summary of fighter operations on page 9.
The report refers to one Mustang being destroyed on the ground in Russia. However, the Craven and Cate history refers to fifteen Mustangs being destroyed on the ground:
http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/III/AAF-III-9.html, page 314.
Is there an explanation for this conflict between what should be two authoritative sources?
Don W