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Delivered Cheyenne 15/1/44; Gr Island 28/1/44; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-L] Thorpe Abbotts 11/2/44; out of gas with Chas Mylius force landed then destroyed on ground by Luftwaffe at Poltava, Russia, 21/6/44; Salvaged 25/11/45. (This aircraft apparently not fitted with ball turret. Why?) WATICARE.

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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

Poltava

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Eastern Command Headquarters (ESCOM)

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log