US and Soviet Officers at Tail Gun of B-17 Flying Fortress, Poltava Airfield, June 1944

US and Soviet Officers at Tail Gun of B-17 Flying Fortress, Poltava Airfield, June 1944

October 2, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

Soviet Lt. Vorozheev and USAAF Staff Sgt. Summers at the tail gun position of a B-17 Flying Fortress, Poltava Airfield, June 1944. Read more


US and Soviet Technicians Service B-17 Flying Fortress Engine at Poltava Airfield, June 1944

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

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

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

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

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


Repairing B-17 Flying Fortress Landing Gear at Poltava Airbase, 1944

Repairing B-17 Flying Fortress Landing Gear at Poltava Airbase, 1944

September 14, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes

US technicians repair B-17 Flying Fortress landing gear at Poltava airfield, Ukraine, 1944, during Allied shuttle bombing missions. Read more