B-17 Flying Fortress - Production-block B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535

Modifications to this production-block

Circumferential waist gun armour deleted from 42-97445. Oil reserve for propeller feathering system on 42-97447 only. SCR-695 radio (SCR-535 alternative), revised bomb sight wiring and wing tip light change added. Camouflage finish discontinued on or about the last plane.

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
42-97436	Silver Meteor	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	99th Bomb Group	346th Bomb Squadron	-	-	-	No
42-97437		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	97th Bomb Group	342nd Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	10 September 1944	8365	No
42-97438		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	2nd Bomb Group 99th Bomb Group	416th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged	01 November 1944	-	No
42-97439		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	99th Bomb Group	416th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	22 February 1944	2390	No
42-97440	Flak Rat II aka Patches	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	401st Bomb Group	614th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	30 May 1944	5310	No
42-97441		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	92nd Bomb Group	407th Bomb Squadron	Mid-air collision	30 January 1944	2254	No
42-97442		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	381st Bomb Group	533rd Bomb Squadron	-	-	-	No
42-97443	Miss Yu	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	457th Bomb Group	749th Bomb Squadron	Crashlanding	22 January 1944	-	No
42-97444		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	97th Bomb Group	340th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	17 February 1944	2392	No
42-97445		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	-	-	RFC Walnut Ridge	13 November 1945	-	No
42-97446		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	301st Bomb Group 463rd Bomb Group	419th Bomb Squadron	Salvaged	25 July 1945	-	No
42-97447		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	95th Bomb Group	334th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	10 February 1944	2547	Yes
42-97448		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	401st Bomb Group	614th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	20 April 1944	4055	No
42-97449	Sweetheart	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	384th Bomb Group	547th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	19 July 1944	7261	Yes
42-97450		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	384th Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group	546th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	22 February 1944	2464	No
42-97451	Nancy K.	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	457th Bomb Group	751st Bomb Squadron	Mid-air collision	10 September 1944	-	No
42-97452		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	457th Bomb Group	751st Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	28 May 1944	5296	No
42-97453		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	388th Bomb Group	563rd Bomb Squadron	-	-	-	No
42-97454		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	381st Bomb Group	533rd Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	19 May 1944	4878 & 4932	No
42-97455	Keystone Mama	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	457th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group	401st Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	19 May 1944	4829	Yes
42-97456	Mighty Little John	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	457th Bomb Group	751st Bomb Squadron	Mid-air collision	10 September 1944	15928	Yes
42-97457		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	457th Bomb Group	749th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	25 February 1944	2918	No
42-97458		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	457th Bomb Group	748th Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged	25 February 1944	-	Yes
42-97459		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	457th Bomb Group	570th Bomb Squadron	-	-	-	No
42-97460	Delayed Lady	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	457th Bomb Group	749th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	27 May 1944	5295	No
42-97461	Skylark	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	447th Bomb Group	-	Crashlanding Battle damaged	07 October 1944	-	No
42-97462	Judy II	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	379th Bomb Group	527th Bomb Squadron	Crashlanding	08 September 1944	-	Yes
42-97463		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	306th Bomb Group	423rd Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft Lost by flak/aa-fire	20 February 1944	2430	No
42-97464	What Next?	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	Denver	-	401st Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group	614th Bomb Squadron 749th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	13 April 1944	3941	No
42-97465	The Scarlet Harlot	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	457th Bomb Group	751st Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	09 April 1944	3665	No
42-97466		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	305th Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group	336th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	29 March 1944	3478	No
42-97467		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	457th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group	401st Bomb Squadron 748th Bomb Squadron	Lost by mechanical fault interned	18 July 1944	7418	No
42-97468	Tujunga III	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	457th Bomb Group	750th Bomb Squadron	Crashlanding Battle damaged	25 February 1944	-	Yes
42-97469	Busy Baby	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	34th Bomb Group 379th Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group	527th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA	20 June 1945	-	Yes
42-97470	Oh Kay!	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	457th Bomb Group	748th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	26 September 1944	9771	Yes
42-97471	Male Call	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	381st Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group	532nd Bomb Squadron	Crashlanding	20 March 1944	-	No
42-97472		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	351st Bomb Group	510th Bomb Squadron 511th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	28 May 1944	-	No
42-97473		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	390th Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group	571st Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	05 June 1944	5481	No
42-97474	Homing Pigeon	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	381st Bomb Group	533rd Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	22 February 1944	2934	No
42-97475		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	305th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group	-	Crashed on take off	03 December 1944	-	No
42-97476		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	94th Bomb Group	333rd Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	23 March 1944	3536	No
42-97477	Porky’s Pig	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	384th Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group	545th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	24 April 1944	4348	No
42-97478	Shade Ruff II	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	401st Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group	614th Bomb Squadron 748th Bomb Squadron 749th Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged	11 September 1944	-	Yes
42-97479	Belle of Liberty	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	92nd Bomb Group	327th Bomb Squadron	Crashlanding Battle damaged	30 December 1944	-	No
42-97480		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	96th Bomb Group	337th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	13 April 1944	3769	No
42-97481	Liberty Run aka Pocahontas	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	457th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group	751st Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	19 May 1944	4941	Yes
42-97482	Terry and the Pirates	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	100th Bomb Group	418th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	06 March 1944	3033	No
42-97483		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	91st Bomb Group	322nd Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	06 March 1944	2902	No
42-97484		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	447th Bomb Group	710th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	11 March 1944	3188	No
42-97485	Taletha Ann	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	379th Bomb Group	526th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	26 March 1944	3592	Yes
42-97486		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	-	-	RFC Walnut Ridge	21 August 1945	-	No
42-97487	Hangover Haven	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	401st Bomb Group	612th Bomb Squadron	Crashlanding Battle damaged	03 October 1944	-	Yes
42-97488		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	384th Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group	547th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	22 February 1944	2465	No
42-97489		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	92nd Bomb Group	326th Bomb Squadron	Crashed on take off	20 May 1944	-	No
42-97490		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	2nd Bomb Group	429th Bomb Squadron	Lost by mechanical fault	13 September 1944	8363	No
42-97491	Ronnie R	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	100th Bomb Group	418th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	06 March 1944	3043	No
42-97492	Slow Ball	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	351st Bomb Group	511th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	03 August 1944	7704	No
42-97493		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	-	-	Crashlanding	29 December 1943	-	No
42-97494	Hot Rock	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	92nd Bomb Group	325th Bomb Squadron	Failed to return	22 February 1944	2758	No
42-97495		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	95th Bomb Group	336th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	06 March 1944	2986	No
42-97496		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	401st Bomb Group	615th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft interned	09 April 1944	3942	No
42-97497	Tuxedo Tomie	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	447th Bomb Group	711th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	12 October 1944	9573	No
42-97498	Padded Cell II	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	303rd Bomb Group	358th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	06 February 1944	2384	No
42-97499		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	97th Bomb Group	340th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	10 January 1944	3977	No
42-97500		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	305th Bomb Group	364th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	20 April 1944	2429	No
42-97501	Gum Chum!	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	447th Bomb Group	711th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	29 April 1944	4253	No
42-97502		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	379th Bomb Group	527th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	13 May 1944	4930	No
42-97503	Princess Pat	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	381st Bomb Group	533rd Bomb Squadron	Crashlanding	25 March 1945	-	No
42-97504	Mary Lou	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	91st Bomb Group	323rd Bomb Squadron	Crashlanding Battle damaged	14 October 1944	-	Yes
42-97505	The Dinglebury Kids	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	306th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group	423rd Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA	10 June 1945	-	Yes
42-97506		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	385th Bomb Group	550th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	29 January 1944	2269	No
42-97507	Back to the Sack aka Jerry Boy	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	385th Bomb Group	549th Bomb Squadron	-	-	-	No
42-97508	Juanita	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	2nd Bomb Group 99th Bomb Group	416th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA	22 September 1945	-	Yes
42-97509	Old Hickory	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	303rd Bomb Group	358th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft Lost by flak/aa-fire	02 March 1944	2864	No
42-97510	Satan’s Playmate	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	384th Bomb Group 398th Bomb Group	546th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA	07 June 1945	-	Yes
42-97511	Egg Haid	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	381st Bomb Group	535th Bomb Squadron	Mid-air collision	21 January 1945	-	Yes
42-97512		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	-	-	RFC Walnut Ridge	04 January 1946	-	No
42-97513		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	97th Bomb Group	341st Bomb Squadron	-	-	-	No
42-97514		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	100th Bomb Group 305th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group	350th Bomb Squadron 422nd Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA	14 October 1945	-	Yes
42-97515	Little Runt	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	92nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group	325th Bomb Squadron	interned	18 March 1944	3226	No
42-97516		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	97th Bomb Group	341st Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	25 July 1944	7126	No
42-97517		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	-	-	RFC Walnut Ridge	20 August 1945	-	No
42-97518		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	388th Bomb Group	560th Bomb Squadron	-	-	-	No
42-97519	Spirit of Billy Mitchell	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	Cheyenne	-	91st Bomb Group	401st Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	19 April 1944	4048	Yes
42-97520	Peg-O-My-Heart	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	379th Bomb Group	525th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	22 January 1944	2881	No
42-97521	The Saint	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	384th Bomb Group	545th Bomb Squadron	-	-	-	Yes
42-97522		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	305th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group	422nd Bomb Squadron	Lost by mechanical fault	01 May 1944	-	No
42-97523		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	305th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group	422nd Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	22 March 1944	3433	No
42-97524		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	96th Bomb Group	337th Bomb Squadron 413th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	22 June 1944	5916	No
42-97525	Invictus	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	452nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group	730th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	08 March 1944	3195	No
42-97526		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	301st Bomb Group	353rd Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	25 February 1944	2723	No
42-97527		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	92nd Bomb Group	327th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	06 March 1944	2996	No
42-97528	Mary’s Sister	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	388th Bomb Group	563rd Bomb Squadron	Crashlanding Battle damaged	05 January 1945	-	Yes
42-97529	Dinah Might II	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	452nd Bomb Group	728th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft	09 April 1944	3663	Yes
42-97530	Quittin’ Time	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	385th Bomb Group	548th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA	26 June 1945	-	Yes
42-97531		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	463rd Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group	414th Bomb Squadron 772nd Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	21 July 1944	6950	No
42-97532		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	305th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group	422nd Bomb Squadron	Landing accident	26 April 1944	-	No
42-97533		B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	305th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group	365th Bomb Squadron 422nd Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	24 August 1944	8208	No
42-97534	Pee Wee aka Patches	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	452nd Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group	413th Bomb Squadron 728th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire	25 November 1944	11049	Yes
42-97535	Bouncing Betty II	B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535	Lockheed/Vega	-	-	384th Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group	750th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA	28 May 1945	-	Yes

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