8th Air Force
17 September 1944Mission Details
Description: PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE MISSION
![Photographic officers of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group look through camera lenses infront of a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Esten Illustrated.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 8 Jul 1943.' [stamp] and '273528.' [Censor no.]. A printed caption was previously attached to the reverse, however this has been removed.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380976.jpg.webp?itok=b-IRYuYJ)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: NA
Description: SHUTTLE MISSION
Notes: This is an OPERATION FRANTIC mission. 72 B-17s and 59 P-51s fly without bombs from bases in Italy to the UK. 2 B-17s and a P-51 abort and 1 P-51 crash-lands SW of Paris.
TRUCKIN OPERATION
Description: TRUCKIN' MISSION
Notes: 101 B-24s fly fuel to France.
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: NA
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Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Proboscis
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 357th Fighter Squadron
Revisions
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'.