Soviet Yak-9 fighters and American B-17 Fortress bombers of the 99th Bomb Group based in Italy, along with Soviet and American crews, at Poltava, Ukraine as part of Operation Frantic, 21 Jun 1944. [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     Soviet Yak-9 fighters and American B-17 Fortress bombers of the 99th Bomb Group based in Italy, along with Soviet and American crews, at Poltava, Ukraine as part of Operation Frantic, 21 Jun 1944. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
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Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps
More on...   
B-17 Flying Fortress   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Yak-9   Main article  Photos  
Operation Frantic   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 880 x 600 pixels
Photos on Same Day 21 Jun 1944
Photos at Same Place Poltava, Ukraine
Added By David Stubblebine
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
14 Mar 2021 11:55:55 AM

This is a still image from a US Army Signal Corps movie film.

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