42-107174 Panting Stork II

media-16604.jpeg UPL 16604 Destroyed B-17s litter the field at Poltava, Ukraine after an unopposed German air strike the night of June 21-22, 1944. 452nd Bomb Group collection

452nd Bomb Group Assoc.

Object Number - UPL 16604 - Destroyed B-17s litter the field at Poltava, Ukraine after an unopposed German air strike the night of June 21-22, 1944.

Available 14 March 1944; Delivered Douglas Modification Center # 16 / Tulsa Municipal 20 March 1944; Grand Island AAF 30 March 1944; Dow Fd 8 April 1944; Assigned 731st BS / 452nd BG RAF - Deopham Green ( Z- ) 20 April 1944; Battle damaged Frankfurt 5 January 1945 with Clem Schaller, co-Allen Marksian, Navigator: Bill Seward, no bomb carried, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walt Buzzell, Radio Operator: George Bauer, Ball turret gunner: George Himel, Waist gunner: Lloyd Kern, Waist gunner: Bob Gray,Tail gunner: Marion Rogers (9RTD- snowbound in aircraft for several days); flak damage and no gas thus crash landed Buchy, near Saarbrucken, Fr; Salvaged 23/1/45. PANTING STORK II.

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Vernard H Webb

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 731st Bomb Squadron 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15068853 / 0-738754
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

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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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452nd BG records

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fixed tRCL

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From B-17 Production Aircraft vol 4, from Aircraft cards, from 452nd BG records

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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