FRE 8339

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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".'

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Units

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Locations

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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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection