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Re: 15th Air Force in the East
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Re: 15th Air Force in the East
Hello Monaco,
Re: Total US losses on FRANTIC III were 10 P-51s and 20 P-38s. Frantic III ran from 22nd to 29th July 1944 if memory serves me right ? Can you please supply details of these losses, ie serial numbers or Pilots names ? 14th Fighter Group (P-38). 31st Fighter Group. (P-51) 82nd Fighter Group. (P-38). I understand that 72 P-38's and 41 P-51's arrived at their Soviet Bases.Six a/c being lost en-route. I have the following: 22nd July, 14th FG MACR's 7006 - 42-104131 - O'Connor - RTD. 7014 - 42-67201 - Vernon - RTD. 82nd FG MACR's 7003 - 43-28258 - Griffin - KIA. 7146 - 42-104260 - Freestone - POW. 7147 - 43-28638 - McPhie - KIA. 43-28673 - Take off accident Poltava - Herbert. 25th July, 82nd FG 43-28798 - crash landing nr Poltava - Vaughn. 26th July, 14th FG MACR 7190 - 43-28260 - Smyth - POW. 82nd FG MACR's 7002 - 42-104179 - Pinson - POW. 7010 - 43-28679 - Grithith - KIA. 28th July, 14th FG MACR 7137 - 42-104090 - Reid - POW. ( cannot recal if this loss was part of Frantic III ). Only possible P-51 loss for the 31st FG was - 30th July MACR 7308 - 44-13446 - Shipman s/d by P-38's pilot baled. Not part of Frantic III, 1st FG had two a/c lost Ploesti in collision. 28th July MACR's 7008 - 43-28645 - Kuykendall - KIA. 7009 - 43-28370 -Foor - POW. Can you give any of the others please ? many thanks Alex Last edited by Alex Smart; 7th July 2014 at 01:25. |
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Alex Smart, indeed your info is correct. Anyone interested to study
the subject read the books : " The Poltava Disaster " "Fighting with the Soviets " and watch various DVD's .All losses and victories are listed in there. For some reason the Russians haven't published any detailed books on Ops Frantic Joe and Frantic , they just speak about it and yet blind regarding the mess Stavka has created overthere especially the gifts the Soviets got out of the Frantic deals. |
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Hello Alex,
thanks a lot for the listing, I just saw it as had been occupied with private things over the last month. So your effort is not unnoticed and very welcomed. Regards M. |
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