B-17 Flying Fortress - Production-block B-17G-1-VE: 42-39758 to 42-39857

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Modifications to this production-block

Bendix chin turret, Plexiglas nose change, wing tip reinforcement, reinforce fuselage aft of radio room, remote reading compass and B-3 bomb release interval control added. Bombardier’s windshield wiper and No 3 bulkhead armour deleted.

B-17 Flying Fortresses in this production-block

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S/N	Unit	Fate	Manufacturer
42-39758 / Sky Scrapper	92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (11 January 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39759 / Pickle Dropper aka Sarah Jane	390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (30 December 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39760	351st Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron 838th Bomb Squadron	Salvaged (27 July 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39761 / Fireball II	351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (11 January 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39762	379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged (31 December 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39763			Lockheed/Vega
42-39764 / Santa Ana	303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron 427th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (20 December 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39765 / Baby Lu III aka Miss Manooki	303rd Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (24 July 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39766	305th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group	Salvaged (06 December 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39767	94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (11 January 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39768	306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (13 December 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39769 / Miss Manooki	303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron	Landing accident (19 December 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39770 / Suzy Q	92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft Lost by flak/aa-fire (20 February 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39771 / Jeannie Marie	401st Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (04 February 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39772 / Lady Bedlam aka Grin ‘N Bear It	94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (04 February 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39773 / War Cry II	385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (22 April 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39774 / Demo Darling	91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron		Lockheed/Vega
42-39775 / Frenesi	94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged (11 January 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39776 / Tar Heel Peggy	306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (24 April 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39777 / Stumble Butt	25th Bomb Group 652nd Bomb Squadron		Lockheed/Vega

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