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

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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	Unit	Fate	Manufacturer
42-5875	97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (27 November 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-5876	97th Bomb Group	Salvaged (06 October 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
42-5877	96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (22 June 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-5878 / Badger’s Beauty aka Yankee Eagle	100th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron 533rd Bomb Squadron	Mid-air collision with e/a (11 January 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-5879 / Daisy June II	385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (07 May 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-5880	94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft Lost by flak/aa-fire (22 June 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-5881 / The House of Lords	94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron		Lockheed/Vega
42-5882 / Spook III	95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (28 July 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-5883 / Waery Willie aka No Name Jive	384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (25 July 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-5884	2nd Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 20th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (29 March 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
42-5885 / Kipling’s Error III	96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (11 April 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-5886 / The Jolly Roger	385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (17 August 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-5887 / Sioux City Sue	388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (19 February 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
42-5888 / Elusive Elcy	94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (27 September 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-5889 / Liberty Belle	306th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron 544th Bomb Squadron	Landing accident (09 October 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-5890 / Rosie The Redskin	92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (06 September 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-5891	301st Bomb Group 353rd Bomb Squadron	Salvaged (17 June 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
42-5892 / Pregnant Portia	385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (17 August 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-5893 / Sad Sack	91st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft Lost by flak/aa-fire (26 July 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-5894			Lockheed/Vega

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