B-17 Flying Fortress - Production-block B-17F-5-VE: 42-5710 to 42-5724

Modifications to this production-block

SCR-269G radio compass added and oxygen system changes.

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
42-5710		B-17F-5-VE: 42-5710 to 42-5724	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
42-5711		B-17F-5-VE: 42-5710 to 42-5724	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
42-5712	Heavy Weight Annihilators No. 2 aka My Prayer	B-17F-5-VE: 42-5710 to 42-5724	Boeing	-	-	91st Bomb Group	322nd Bomb Squadron	Crashlanding	17 August 1943	283	Yes
42-5713		B-17F-5-VE: 42-5710 to 42-5724	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	305th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group	342nd Bomb Squadron 366th Bomb Squadron	-	-	-	No
42-5714	Old Faithful II	B-17F-5-VE: 42-5710 to 42-5724	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	306th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group	322nd Bomb Squadron 323rd Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft used in KG 200	14 October 1943	899	Yes
42-5715	Sooner II	B-17F-5-VE: 42-5710 to 42-5724	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	94th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group	342nd Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged	18 December 1942	-	No
42-5716		B-17F-5-VE: 42-5710 to 42-5724	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
42-5717		B-17F-5-VE: 42-5710 to 42-5724	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	306th Bomb Group	423rd Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	16 February 1943	15472	No
42-5718	The Widow Maker	B-17F-5-VE: 42-5710 to 42-5724	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	452nd Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group	410th Bomb Squadron	-	-	-	Yes
42-5719		B-17F-5-VE: 42-5710 to 42-5724	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
42-5720	Scarlet aka Slightly Dangerous	B-17F-5-VE: 42-5710 to 42-5724	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	306th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group	367th Bomb Squadron 368th Bomb Squadron 544th Bomb Squadron	Out of gas	06 September 1943	776	No
42-5721		B-17F-5-VE: 42-5710 to 42-5724	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
42-5722		B-17F-5-VE: 42-5710 to 42-5724	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
42-5723		B-17F-5-VE: 42-5710 to 42-5724	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	303rd Bomb Group	360th Bomb Squadron	Crashlanding Battle damaged	18 March 1943	-	No
42-5724	Thunderbird II	B-17F-5-VE: 42-5710 to 42-5724	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	91st Bomb Group	322nd Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	28 June 1943	15710	Yes

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