B-17 Flying Fortress - Production-block B-17G-50-DL: 44-6251 to 44-6500

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Modifications to this production-block

Enclosed radio gun compartment with K-5 mount, Cheyenne tail gun position with N-8 sight, engine fire extinguisher system, five modified oxygen regulators, additional stowage in liferaft compartment, outside release handles for liferaft, parachute static lins at exits and hot air heating added. Provisions for SCR-515 radio deleted. Lorenz blind approach equipment deleted from 44-6376 and G-1 oxygen signal deleted from 44-6401.

B-17 Flying Fortresses in this production-block

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S/N	Unit	Fate	Manufacturer
44-6251	463rd Bomb Group 772nd Bomb Squadron	Crashed on take off (01 February 1945)	Douglas
44-6252	482nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron 813th Bomb Squadron		Douglas
44-6253	301st Bomb Group 353rd Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (11 April 1945)	Douglas
44-6254	99th Bomb Group 348th Bomb Squadron	Salvaged (14 January 1946)	Douglas
44-6255	97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (15 June 1945)	Douglas
44-6256	97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (20 September 1944)	Douglas
44-6257 / Devil’s Bouquet	483rd Bomb Group 840th Bomb Squadron	Salvaged (29 September 1945)	Douglas
44-6258	97th Bomb Group 341st Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (16 July 1944)	Douglas
44-6259	301st Bomb Group 419th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (15 June 1945)	Douglas
44-6260	97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (22 July 1944)	Douglas
44-6261 / Never Satisfied	463rd Bomb Group 773rd Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (13 October 1944)	Douglas
44-6262 / Miss Pan-Am	463rd Bomb Group 772nd Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (28 September 1945)	Douglas
44-6263	301st Bomb Group 353rd Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (07 November 1944)	Douglas
44-6264	2nd Bomb Group 49th Bomb Squadron		Douglas
44-6265	97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (13 September 1944)	Douglas
44-6266	301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged (02 March 1945)	Douglas
44-6267	483rd Bomb Group 817th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (18 July 1944)	Douglas
44-6268	99th Bomb Group 347th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (20 January 1945)	Douglas
44-6269	97th Bomb Group	Returned to the USA (25 June 1945)	Douglas
44-6270	97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (16 July 1944)	Douglas

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