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
42-39778	351st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (22 December 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39779	379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (29 November 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39780 / Little Twink	351st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron	Crashlanding (30 December 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39781	303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (01 December 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39782 / Pistol Packin’ Mama	379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron 527th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (08 February 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39783 / Blues in the Knight	303rd Bomb Group 379th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron 545th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (19 May 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39784 / Cabin in the Sky	303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (08 February 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39785 / Thru Hel’en Hiwater	303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron 359th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (22 April 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39786 / G.I. Sheets	303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (29 January 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39787 / Old Faithful aka War Bride aka Wanton Woman (Watch Women)	303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (10 June 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39788 / Hard To Get aka House Of Lords	94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron 332nd Bomb Squadron	Crashed on take off (10 April 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39789 / Little Skunkface	379th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron 527th Bomb Squadron	RFC Altus (04 October 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39790	305th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron 422nd Bomb Squadron 858th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (02 November 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39791 / Fletcher’s Castoria	100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron	Crashed on take off (03 December 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39792 / Half & Half	100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft interned (20 February 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39793	95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (06 March 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39794	303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (11 January 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39795 / Ladies Home Companion	303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (30 December 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39796	303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft ditched (01 December 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39797 / Nancy-M	381st Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged (12 February 1944)	Lockheed/Vega

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