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Thought to be the only photograph taken during the nighttime bombing attack on American B-17 bombers at Poltava, Ukraine, 22 Jun 1944 during Operation Frantic. The bright streaks are likely flares to light up the field.

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Caption     Thought to be the only photograph taken during the nighttime bombing attack on American B-17 bombers at Poltava, Ukraine, 22 Jun 1944 during Operation Frantic. The bright streaks are likely flares to light up the field. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Poltava, Ukraine
Date 22 Jun 1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Force
 
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Photos on Same Day 22 Jun 1944
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 900 x 777 pixels



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