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B-17G-70-BO #43-37833 "The Uninvited II" Code: H 452nd BG - 729th BS - 8th AF

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Units

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-37833

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Uninvited II
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron

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

Poltava

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

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Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesCreated entry with collection, caption, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations
Sources

Letter and photo from William W. Fannon - 24 June 1997