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1944, U.S. sends B-17s to Soviet Ukraine!
The U.S. Army Air Force’s 15th Air Force ‘Frantic Joe’ Task Force used Poltava Air Base, in Soviet Ukraine, to conduct what they called ‘shuttle bombing’ of Germany. It was called Operation Frantic.
The U.S. Army Air Force’s Combat Camera Unit put together this propaganda film showing the first time use of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers from Soviet Ukraine. Prior to that, Consolidated B-24 Liberators had been used. What the film doesn’t show is the 21JUN1944 German attack which destroyed the B-17s on the ground, in fact, the U.S. kept that loss a secret until July 1949!
Part one:
Film also shows North American P-51B Mustangs, Bell Airacobras, Yaks (Yakovlevs) and Douglas C-47s.
Part two:
Part three:
Part four:
Germany bombs the shit outta Poltava: Germany destroys U.S. bombers in Ukraine, kept secret until 1949!
While conferring with Russian officials, Iran attacked U.S. forces on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar! Iranian officials say the attack was “successful”. Qatar says they were able to shoot down some of the Iranian missiles because Iran gave early warning. Qatar claims they will retaliate.
In 1976 a warning from U.S. ally Shah of Iran, reported on CBS 60 Minutes, but nobody believed him!

Another late B-day B-24 Bomber!
I thought this snap-together kit would be quick. Well, it was quicker than previous birthday bomber builds I’ve done, but I had to turn to using glue to get a better fit of the parts, and I used aftermarket decals. Instead of being months late it was only a few days late.
After I glued it together I discovered it is a tail-sitter.
While gluing the fuselage thirds together I discovered the Meng plastic is like the old Trumpeter kits; you have to prep the mating parts by sanding them and use glue designed for multiple plastics.
The kit’s Leo zodiac decal is not as detailed as the box art. But the person getting this kit is a Gemini so I used an aftermarket decal set by Kits World.
My YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19VP72O1pdA
For the final finish I used my favorite spray-can flat clear paint. Not only does it give a uniform finish that is not ‘heavy’ looking, but it makes rebellious decals settle down and flatten out (but be careful, if you spray too much it will dissolve the decals! You don’t need a lot of the spray paint to get the effect).
Airfix: Another B-24 Bday Bomber Build, made in France?
Other Kit Bashing: F2H Banshee: Comparing the old HobbyCraft kit to the even older Airfix kit.
Yemen’s Houti military says it will resume attacks on shipping & the U.S. Navy if Iran is attacked by the United States!
The Resistance (Houti, Hamas, Hezbollah) say Israel’s actions in Gaza & Iran are part of a new ‘Sykes-Picot’ plan. NATO Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that NATO Turkey will not allow a new Eurocentric ‘Sykes-Picot’ division of the region!
What comes around goes around!

Cold War Trans-Am & Mopar Hellcat Taxi!
Pontiac Firebird TA.
Tadd Jenkins auto-show-burnout event in Blackfoot, Idaho, 07JUN2025.
My Firebird-Hellcat Taxi video:
Dodge Hellcat Charger ‘Taxi’.
My 4K car-show YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xaMsXs-lIQ
Super Sport: 427 Chevelle SS!

427 Chevelle SS!
A mid/late-1960s Chevrolet watched the Tadd Jenkins auto-show-burnout event in Blackfoot, Idaho, 07JUN2025. However, the Super Sport left quietly, without saying goodbye (I wanted to make more pics & vids)!
Here’s some of what video I did get:
My 4K car-show YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xaMsXs-lIQ
See my 4K ‘short’ video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/unsA8x7ATY0
Tri-Five: A smokin’ ’57!