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Re: Poltawa air raid, summer 1944
Hello !
The date is night 21-22 June 1944, The German units engaged were KG27, KG53 and KG55, KG55 had their target Mirgorod, were USAAF fighters were based, but almost all aircraft of this unit failed to locate Mirgorod and were ordered to bomb Poltava. The Soviet air unit defending Poltava that night was 802 IAP PVO (with Yak-9's), Soviet pilots failed to made contact with intruders.
Some German bombers bombed Mirgorod and Piryatin, but caused only light damage
Andrei
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