US and Soviet Technicians Service B-17 Flying Fortress Engine at Poltava Airfield, June 1944
October 2, 2025 Reading time: 5 minutes
USAAF and Soviet technicians perform maintenance on a B-17 Flying Fortress engine at Poltava Airfield during Operation Frantic, June 1944. Read more
Russian Child Soldier “Son of the Regiment” with US Servicemen at Poltava Airfield, June 1944
October 2, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
WWII photo of USAAF Sergeant S. Weinshenker and Tech Sergeant William Topps with a 10-year-old Russian “Son of the Regiment” in Red Army uniform at Poltava Airfield, June 1944. Read more
Soviet and American Officers on Duty at Poltava Airfield, June 1944
September 30, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Soviet and American officers interact at the 169th Special Purpose Air Base in Poltava, Ukraine, June 1944, during Lend-Lease operations. Read more
Lt. Thompson Highfill of the 99th Bombardment Group with Soviet Pilots, Poltava, Summer 1944
September 30, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Lt. Thompson Highfill of the 99th US Bombardment Group poses with Soviet pilots next to a P-39 Airacobra at Poltava airfield, summer 1944. Read more
Soviet Pilots and American Airman with Petlyakov Pe-2, Poltava 1944
September 18, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Soviet pilots with U.S. Technical Sergeant Bernard J. McGuire in front of a Petlyakov Pe-2 bomber, Poltava, June 1944. Read more
Tiger I Tank No.121 Knocked Out at Villers-Bocage, Normandy 1944
September 14, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Tiger I No.121 destroyed at Villers-Bocage, Normandy, June 1944, photographed amid the ruins of the town. Read more
Destroyed Tiger Tank No.121 at Villers-Bocage, Normandy 1944
September 14, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
German Tiger tank No.121 destroyed at Villers-Bocage, Normandy, 1944, after Wittmann’s famed battle against the British “Desert Rats”. Read more