American pilot in the cockpit of the P-51 “Mustang” fighter aircraft of the late production series at the airfield of the Poltava air hub. Operation Frantic.
P-51 “Mustang” fighters, who accompanied the B-17 bombers in their raids from Soviet airfields, were based at Mirgorod and Piryatin aerodromes.
Location: Poltava, Ukraine, USSR
Date: 1944