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WWII History July 2003
Operation Frantic On Eastern Front: Preview Of the Cold War
By Wil DeacEarly on the overcast afternoon of June 2, 1944, three white-starred Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses in V-formation roared over the Soviet air base at Poltava. Read more