B-17 Flying Fortress - Production-block B-17F-40-DL: 42-3229 to 42-3283

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Modifications to this production-block

Changes to tail gun sight linkage. Bomb-bay fuel tanks deleted.

B-17 Flying Fortresses in this production-block

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S/N	Unit	Fate	Manufacturer
42-3249	96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (16 December 1943)	Douglas
42-3250			Douglas
42-3251	97th Bomb Group 99th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron 348th Bomb Squadron	Mid-air collision (11 January 1944)	Douglas
42-3252	2nd Bomb Group 301st Bomb Group 353rd Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Squadron		Douglas
42-3253			Douglas
42-3254	483rd Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group		Douglas
42-3255			Douglas
42-3256	346th Bomb Group 503rd Bomb Squadron		Douglas
42-3257			Douglas
42-3258	379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (08 October 1943)	Douglas
42-3259 / Snafu aka Alamaba Whirlwind	384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron		Douglas
42-3260 / Angel’s Tit	100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (25 June 1943)	Douglas
42-3261 / Short Stride IV	96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft Lost by flak/aa-fire (13 December 1943)	Douglas
42-3262 / Sweetheart aka Jeanie aka Wilson’s Wildcats	388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (07 July 1944)	Douglas
42-3263 / Slightly Dangerous	95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (07 July 1944)	Douglas
42-3264	95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (26 July 1943)	Douglas
42-3265 / Holy Mackeral!	96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron	Mid-air collision (16 December 1943)	Douglas
42-3266 / Sittin’ Bull	95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (15 September 1943)	Douglas
42-3267 / Harley Charley	95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (28 June 1943)	Douglas
42-3268 / Messie Bessie aka Carol Jane aka BOOTS II	381st Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron 534th Bomb Squadron	Crashed on take off (05 January 1944)	Douglas

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