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
42-5895 / Souse Family	385th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron 548th Bomb Squadron 551st Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (26 July 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-5896	385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron	Disappeared (28 June 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-5897 / Round Trip Jack	385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron		Lockheed/Vega
42-5898 / Little Lass	388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (10 October 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-5899 / Sioux City Queen	388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (05 January 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-5900 / Virgin On The Verge	388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron 563rd Bomb Squadron		Lockheed/Vega
42-5901 / Superstituous Aloysius	94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (14 October 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-5902 / Lady Liz	385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron	Crashlanding (29 November 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-5903 / Ascend Charlie	390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged (16 September 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-5904 / Gremlin Gus	388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron		Lockheed/Vega

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