B-17 Flying Fortress - Production-block B-17F-55-BO: 42-29467 to 42-29531

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Modifications to this production-block

Two 0.50 staggerd side nose guns, revision of bomb release controls, increased hydraulic capacity, elevator down-spring and windshield de-icer alcohol spray system added.

B-17 Flying Fortresses in this production-block

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S/N	Unit	Fate	Manufacturer
42-29487 / Ritzy Blitz	91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (11 January 1944)	Boeing
42-29488 / Lady Luck	99th Bomb Group 416th Bomb Squadron		Boeing
42-29489 / Persuader	99th Bomb Group 347th Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged (25 May 1943)	Boeing
42-29490 / Axis Ass-Ache	99th Bomb Group 347th Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged (14 October 1943)	Boeing
42-29491	351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron	Mid-air collision (07 May 1943)	Boeing
42-29492 / Ramblin’ Wreck	99th Bomb Group 346th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (05 July 1943)	Boeing
42-29493		RFC Albuquerque (27 July 1945)	Boeing
42-29494 / Maverick	99th Bomb Group 348th Bomb Squadron	Crashlanding Battle damaged (25 August 1943)	Boeing
42-29495	99th Bomb Group 348th Bomb Squadron		Boeing
42-29496	99th Bomb Group 347th Bomb Squadron	Failed to return (03 May 1943)	Boeing
42-29497			Boeing
42-29498 / Dark Horse aka Mumsie	303rd Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron 368th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (29 November 1943)	Boeing
42-29499 / Mama Chung	305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (25 June 1943)	Boeing
42-29500		Lost by unknown reason (23 March 1943)	Boeing
42-29501			Boeing
42-29502 / Big Time Operator	99th Bomb Group 416th Bomb Squadron	Failed to return (24 November 1943)	Boeing
42-29503		RFC Altus (20 August 1945)	Boeing
42-29504			Boeing
42-29505 / Gunda Din	306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron	Lost by mechanical fault (11 April 1943)	Boeing
42-29506 / Full Boost! aka White Swan	305th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron 532nd Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (01 December 1943)	Boeing

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