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
42-39838	95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron	Crashlanding (07 January 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39839	351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged (26 November 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39840 / The Lopin Lobo	401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron		Lockheed/Vega
42-39841 / Wacky Woody	96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (25 February 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39842 / Miss Lace	388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron		Lockheed/Vega
42-39843 / Daley’s Male	305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron		Lockheed/Vega
42-39844	94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron		Lockheed/Vega
42-39845 / Hulcher’s Vultures	388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (28 May 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39846 / Widdle Twinkle	401st Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron 860th Bomb Squadron	Landing accident (16 August 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39847 / Battlin’ Betty	401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (11 April 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39848 / Archi-Ball	351st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron 838th Bomb Squadron	Salvaged (27 July 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39849	351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (22 March 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39850	306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (07 June 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39851	486th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron		Lockheed/Vega
42-39852 / Shatzi II – We Aim to Please	390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron 569th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (04 July 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39853 / Papa’s Passion	351st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged ditched (29 May 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39854		RFC Walnut Ridge (09 January 1946)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39855 / Ole Basser	94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (11 November 1943)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39856 / Lane Tech Of Chicago aka Wacky Woody	96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (08 April 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-39857 / Belle of the Ball	351st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (22 February 1944)	Lockheed/Vega

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