Source:
www.457thbombgroupassoc.org
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 457th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 750th Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: |
, Crashlanding, Battle damaged (25 February 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-97468 / Tujunga III
Delivered Cheyenne 24/11/43; Wendover 12/12/43; Assigned: 750BS/457BG [N] Glatton 27/1/44; battle damage Augsburg 25/2/44 Pilot: Bob Lane, rest ‘, Waist Gunner: Winfred Kincaid; flak hit on #3, needed salvo of loose equipment to get back to RAF base on South Coast, but crash-landed France. Salvaged. 10/8/44. TUJUNGA III.
B-17 42-97468 / Tujunga III Details
On 25 February 1944 the B-17 #42-97468 / Tujunga III was damaged in action and Lt. Robert D. Lane made a crash landing.
According to Osborne’s Master Log, the #42-97468 / Tujunga III crash-landed on 11 August 1944 in occupied France on a mission Brest, France. However, the #42-97468 was nowhere mentioned in the mission report for that day.
Only Lt. Ross made a crash landing in France on August 11, 1944. However in the B-17 #42-38073 and not Tujunga III
42-97468 – Noseart
This page was last updated on 23 February 2021
07. July 2025 access_time 1:30
My father was Joe B. Mccall. He was the tail-gunner in the Tujunga serial # 42-97468 with his first mission on February 21, 1944 and was in the mission on February 25 when she was severely damaged… they also brought her over from the states – Wendover, Utah… January 1st… and according to his diary, their 25th and last mission, they brought her back to them for that final mission… it was like a good-luck charm to them… I have pictures of the whole crew.