42-97247

The wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97247) of the 452nd Bomb Group at Poltava, Ukraine.. Printed caption on reverse: '72705 A.C. - These 8th Air Force Boeing B-17s of the 452nd Bomb Group on Poltava Airfield, Ukraine, Russia, having just completed their first shuttle-bombing mission from England, were destroyed on the ground in a perfectly timed and well executed attack by the German Air Force on the night of 21 June 1944. Please Credit: "Official U.S. Air Force Photo".' media-414357.jpg FRE 8339 The wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97247) of the 452nd Bomb Group at Poltava, Ukraine.. Printed caption on reverse: '72705 A.C. - These 8th Air Force Boeing B-17s of the 452nd Bomb Group on Poltava Airfield, Ukraine, Russia, having just completed their first shuttle-bombing mission from England, were destroyed on the ground in a perfectly timed and well executed attack by the German Air Force on the night of 21 June 1944. Please Credit: "Official U.S. Air Force Photo".' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 8339 - The wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97247) of the 452nd Bomb Group at Poltava, Ukraine.. Printed caption on reverse: '72705 A.C. -...

Delivered Cheyenne 11/2/44; Rapid City 2/3/44; Grenier 20/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 1/5/44, no ops transferred 729BS/452BG [M3-N] Deopham Green 3/5/44; battle damaged Poltava 21/6/44 with Stan Reilly; Salvaged 7/7/44.

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Herbert Schildt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: waist gunner; Tail Gunner

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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

42-97247: Gallery (2 items)

The wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97247) of the 452nd Bomb Group at Poltava, Ukraine.. Printed caption on reverse: '72705 A.C. - These 8th Air Force Boeing B-17s of the 452nd Bomb Group on Poltava Airfield, Ukraine, Russia, having just completed their first shuttle-bombing mission from England, were destroyed on the ground in a perfectly timed and well executed attack by the German Air Force on the night of 21 June 1944. Please Credit: "Official U.S. Air Force Photo".'

Object number: FRE 8339 - The wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number...

Object number: UPL 16604 - Destroyed B-17s litter the field at Poltava...