42-102670

Crashed B-17 Bomber laying in field with the tail section broken off and the front in pieces.  Tail shows a large letter C and the numbers 42-102670.  There is a large tent in the background UPL 60226 UPL 60226 Wreckage of 42-102670, 96th BG, 338th BS, in field in Poltava, USSR

Photo courtesy of Magdalena Piotrowski

Object Number - UPL 60226 - Wreckage of 42-102670, 96th BG, 338th BS, in field in Poltava, USSR

Delivered Cheyenne 24/3/44; Hunter 11/4/44; Grenier 29/4/44; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-Q] Snetterton 3/5/44; destroyed by enemy aircraft at Poltava with Bob Wighaman 21/6/44; Salvaged 1/7/44.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 746477
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

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)

Missions

  • Date: 21 June 1944
  • Official Description:

Revisions

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Contributoracbernstein1
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Sources

Photo courtesy of Magdalena Piotrowski

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ContributorkstrykerAK
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Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey Ward, Second Edition with Errata & Supplemental Information, Taylor Publishing, 1996. pages 285, 293

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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