Poltava Air Base, the officers of the Aviation Regiments, WWII
The officers of the regiments of the Poltava Air Base. Presumably, the regimental commanders of the 169th Air Base Special Purpose. In the center of the photo is the female…
B-17 Flying Fortress, Soviet and US mechanics about the bomber
Soviet and American mechanics – Lieutenant Vorojeev and stuff-Sergeant Thomas Summers posing near the rear machine gun of the American heavy bomber B-17 Flying Fortress. 169th of Special Purpose airbase,…
Flying Fortress, US and Soviet technicians service the engine
US aviation technical staff-sergeants John M. Bassett and Michael Cajolda and Soviet aviation mechanic Leonid Boykov service engine of the American B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber. 169th Air Base of…
Son of the regiment of the 169 Air Base of Special Purpose, WWII
Sergeant S. Vineshenker technician and sergeant William Topps from the United States Air Force speak with the Russian son of the regiment of the 169 Air Base of Special Purpose…
Poltava airport, Soviet and US officers together in War in Ukraine
The Soviet and American officers of the US Army. 169th Airbase of Special Purpose, 81th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment, Poltava airport. From left to right (facing the camera): Major General…
Bell P-39 Airacobra, American and Soviet pilots together in WWII
The American (Lieutenant Thompson Highfill from the 99th Bomber Air Group) and Soviet pilots posing next to the United States Air Force Bell P-39 Airacobra fighter aircraft, which was delivered…
Sergeant Bernard McGuire and Soviet pilots of the Pe-2 bomber
Soviet pilots, ground personnel and the American Sergeant Bernard McGuire (in the center of photo) against the Soviet dive bomber Pe-2 in Poltava in June 1944 during Great Patriotic War.…
Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress, repair of the chassis in Poltava
Repair of the landing gear of the Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress from the US technical personnel during Second World War. Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress heavy bomber based on the territory…
US Army sergeant shakes hands with a Soviet soldier during WWII
Russian soldier shakes hands with an US Army sergeant Bernard MakGuru. 169th Air Base special purpose Poltava airfield, June 1944. The autumn of 1943 the US asked Joseph Stalin allow…
American bomber in Ukraine during World War II, 1944
Heavily damaged B-17 the American bomber in Ukraine (presumably after the German airstrike in June 22, 1944). Shuttle flight of B-17 the American bomber in Ukraine from the territory of…