Poltava
AirfieldIWM, Roger Freeman Collection
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Detailed History
The airfield at Poltava was constructed between April and May 1944. Recon flights began by 7th PRG in late May 1944. Following the end of shuttle bombing operations in September 1944, Poltava remained in operation with a reduced staff mostly to evacuate American air crews who were downed behind Soviet lines in Poland and repair or salvage American aircraft down in Poland. ESCOM Headquarters (at Poltava) remained in operation until June 1945.
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37167264
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Airplane Propeller Mechanic
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-441227
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Operations
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6538189
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-856953
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Weather Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 29th Station Complement Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33021585
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Military Occupation Specialty 052, Clerk
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Borrowed Time
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: All American Girl
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Revisions
Connected aircraft records that have Poltava in their biography fields.
Sam Martin, Reference Specialist, National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force.
Sam Martin, Reference Specialist, National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force.
Primary textual source: RG 334, National Archives, College Park, MD.