42-102963

media-31764.jpeg UPL 31764

452nd Bomb Group Assoc.

Object Number - UPL 31764

Delivered Cheyenne 23/4/44; Kearney 7/5/44; Grenier 21/5/44; Assigned 729BS/452BG [M3- ] Deopham Green 23/5/44; destroyed by enemy aircraft at Poltava with Tom Mowry 21/6/44; Salvaged 2/7/44.

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Sergeant George Mondale, Lieutenant Ernest Demaray, Sergeant John McCallum and Lieutenant Roger Soth of the 452nd Bomb Group with Russian personnel. Image via William C Gaither. Letter from Gaither enclosed with print: ‘These photographers were taken at Poltava, Russia on June 22 1944. On June 21st my group, the 452d and others flew from England to Poltava en route hitting oil refinery at Rhurland, Germany. That night after landing German dive bombers bombed the field destroying ninety or more B-17 airc
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Eastern Command Headquarters (ESCOM)

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452nd Bomb Group Assoc.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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