B-17 Flying Fortress - Production-block B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904

Modifications to this production-block

Fuel tanks in outer wing sections, reinforced wind flaps, heavy-duty brakes and improved main wheels, D-16 fuel pump and improved attachement of elevator fabric added. Bomb-bay fuel tanks deleted.

B-17 Flying Fortresses in this production-block

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S/N	Name	Production-Block	Manufacturer	Delivered	Project No.	Bomb Group	Bomb Squadron	Fate	Date (Fate)	MACR	Photo
42-5855	Ramp Tramp	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	306th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group	423rd Bomb Squadron 545th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	08 October 1943	869	Yes
42-5856	Hubba Hubba	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	99th Bomb Group	347th Bomb Squadron	Shot down by Swiss Air Force	01 October 1943	795	No
42-5857		B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	91st Bomb Group	324th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	21 May 1943	16136	Yes
42-5858		B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	95th Bomb Group	336th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire Mid-air collision	29 May 1943	4894	No
42-5859		B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	303rd Bomb Group 379th Bomb Group	360th Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged	20 February 1944	-	No
42-5860	Poontang aka Escape Kit	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	100th Bomb Group	418th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	17 August 1943	675	No
42-5861	Stud Duck aka Laden Maiden	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	100th Bomb Group	349th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	30 December 1943	2020	No
42-5862	Duration Plus Six	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	100th Bomb Group	350th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	25 July 1943	117	No
42-5863	Paddlefoot’s Proxy	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	100th Bomb Group 390th Bomb Group	418th Bomb Squadron 568th Bomb Squadron	-	-	-	No
42-5864	Piccadilly Lily	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	100th Bomb Group	351st Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	08 October 1943	948	No
42-5865	Janie	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	100th Bomb Group	351st Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	03 September 1943	686	No
42-5866		B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
42-5867	Alice from Dallas	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	100th Bomb Group	350th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	17 August 1943	678	Yes
42-5868		B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	100th Bomb Group 499th Bomb Group	-	RFC Kingman	30 October 1945	-	No
42-5869		B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	-	-	RFC Walnut Ridge	21 December 1945	-	No
42-5870	May-B Bay-B	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	2nd Bomb Group 301st Bomb Group	419th Bomb Squadron 49th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA	06 April 1945	-	Yes
42-5871		B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	-	-	RFC Ontario	18 May 1945	-	No
42-5872		B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes
42-5873	Little Tannie	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	2nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group	96th Bomb Squadron	Failed to return	04 August 1943	346	No
42-5874		B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	301st Bomb Group	353rd Bomb Squadron	Lost by mechanical fault	04 March 1944	3523	No
42-5875		B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	97th Bomb Group	342nd Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	27 November 1943	1304	No
42-5876		B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	97th Bomb Group	-	Salvaged	06 October 1945	-	No
42-5877		B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	96th Bomb Group	337th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	22 June 1943	-	No
42-5878	Badger’s Beauty aka Yankee Eagle	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	100th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group	350th Bomb Squadron 533rd Bomb Squadron	Mid-air collision with e/a	11 January 1944	1874	No
42-5879	Daisy June II	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	385th Bomb Group	548th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	07 May 1944	4562	No
42-5880		B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	94th Bomb Group	333rd Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft Lost by flak/aa-fire	22 June 1943	-	No
42-5881	The House of Lords	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	94th Bomb Group	332nd Bomb Squadron	-	-	-	No
42-5882	Spook III	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	95th Bomb Group	336th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	28 July 1943	216	No
42-5883	Waery Willie aka No Name Jive	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	384th Bomb Group	544th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	25 July 1943	-	No
42-5884		B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	2nd Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group	20th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA	29 March 1945	-	No
42-5885	Kipling’s Error III	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	96th Bomb Group	338th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	11 April 1944	3809	Yes
42-5886	The Jolly Roger	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	385th Bomb Group	548th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	17 August 1943	387A	Yes
42-5887	Sioux City Sue	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	388th Bomb Group	560th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA	19 February 1945	-	No
42-5888	Elusive Elcy	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	94th Bomb Group	331st Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	27 September 1943	732	No
42-5889	Liberty Belle	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	306th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group	369th Bomb Squadron 544th Bomb Squadron	Landing accident	09 October 1943	-	No
42-5890	Rosie The Redskin	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	92nd Bomb Group	327th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	06 September 1943	740	No
42-5891		B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	301st Bomb Group	353rd Bomb Squadron	Salvaged	17 June 1945	-	No
42-5892	Pregnant Portia	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	385th Bomb Group	551st Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	17 August 1943	-	Yes
42-5893	Sad Sack	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	91st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group	323rd Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft Lost by flak/aa-fire	26 July 1943	197	No
42-5894		B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
42-5895	Souse Family	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	385th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group	323rd Bomb Squadron 548th Bomb Squadron 551st Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	26 July 1943	191B	No
42-5896		B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	385th Bomb Group	549th Bomb Squadron	Disappeared	28 June 1943	16	No
42-5897	Round Trip Jack	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	385th Bomb Group	550th Bomb Squadron	-	-	-	Yes
42-5898	Little Lass	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	388th Bomb Group	562nd Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	10 October 1943	3117	Yes
42-5899	Sioux City Queen	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	388th Bomb Group	560th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	05 January 1944	3118	Yes
42-5900	Virgin On The Verge	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	388th Bomb Group	561st Bomb Squadron 563rd Bomb Squadron	-	-	-	Yes
42-5901	Superstituous Aloysius	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	94th Bomb Group	410th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	14 October 1943	789	No
42-5902	Lady Liz	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	385th Bomb Group	550th Bomb Squadron	Crashlanding	29 November 1943	-	No
42-5903	Ascend Charlie	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	390th Bomb Group	571st Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged	16 September 1943	3720	Yes
42-5904	Gremlin Gus	B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	388th Bomb Group	560th Bomb Squadron	-	-	-	No

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