42-97468 Tujunga

media-48044.jpeg UPL 48044 Tujunga 457th BG 42-97468

Image conforms to synopsis less III however soon later G-BO 42-97087.

See all FLYING FORTRESS 1936 1945, 2/23/2021 P. MARCHESE

Object Number - UPL 48044 - Tujunga 457th BG 42-97468

Delivered Cheyenne 24/11/43; Wendover 12/12/43; Assigned 750BS/457BG [N] Glatton 27/1/44; battle damaged Augsburg 25/2/44 with Bob Lane, rest ?, Waist gunner: Winfred Kincaid; detailed Munich 9/4/44 with Don Goss, Co-pilot: Don Longman, n/b-Fred Robeerts, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Peter Stern, Radio Operator: Bob Brady, Ball turret gunner: Jim Dixon, Waist gunner: Rueben Hernandez, Waist gunner: Bill Sokoloski,Tail gunner: John Roe (9 Returned to Duty); flak damage in boy bay, needed salvo of loose equipment to get back to RAF base on South Coast, but crash landed France. Salvaged 10/8/44. TUJUNGA III.

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Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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Object number: UPL 48044 - Tujunga 457th BG 42-97468

Object number: UPL 48045 - Tujunga 457th BG 42-97468 with crew.