B-17 Flying Fortress - Production-block B-17G-40-VE: 42-97936 to 42-98035

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Modifications to this production-block

Stowage positions for extra SCR-274N radio units added from 42-98015. Reduced number of supercharger fixing bolts. Ball turret disconnect switch added.

B-17 Flying Fortresses in this production-block

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S/N	Unit	Fate	Manufacturer
42-97996	487th Bomb Group	Battle damaged (17 March 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
42-97997 / Honorable Patches	487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire Crashlanding (25 November 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-97998 / Roanoke Magician	486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron 835th Bomb Squadron	Crashlanding Battle damaged (21 January 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
42-97999	91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (20 July 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-98000	384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (08 January 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
42-98001	486th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron 838th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (07 July 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
42-98002			Lockheed/Vega
42-98003	490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (09 July 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
42-98004	351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire Battle damaged (27 September 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-98005	92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged (05 September 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-98006 / The Old Yard Dog	486th Bomb Group 832th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (13 July 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
42-98007 / Sleepy Time Gal	486th Bomb Group 833rd Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (07 July 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
42-98008 / American Beauty	486th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (08 July 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
42-98009 / Baby Doll II	493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (03 July 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
42-98010	385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (06 October 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-98011 / Caledonia	487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron		Lockheed/Vega
42-98012 / Cannon Ball Too	91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (02 November 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
42-98013	487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron	Mid-air collision (14 January 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
42-98014	487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron	Lost by mechanical fault (03 February 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
42-98015 / Hundred Proof	100th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (31 May 1945)	Lockheed/Vega

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