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American cameramen and officers at the airfield near Poltava

American cameramen and US officers at the airfield near Poltava. The film is removed from the effects of German bombardment on the night of July 22, 1944 – the consequences of the German air raid on the night of July 22, 1944.

In the background of the American cameraman are the surviving, destroyed and burned American Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers. Operation Frantic.


Location: Poltava, Ukraine, USSR
Date: June 22, 1944
Author: R.L. Thiry