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
44-6431 / Old Folks	99th Bomb Group 346th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (25 April 1945)	Douglas
44-6432 / Sky Wolf	483rd Bomb Group 816th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (31 July 1945)	Douglas
44-6433	483rd Bomb Group 817th Bomb Squadron	Lost by mechanical fault (22 November 1944)	Douglas
44-6434	97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (12 July 1945)	Douglas
44-6435	99th Bomb Group 346th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (14 June 1945)	Douglas
44-6436	97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron	Failed to return (03 October 1944)	Douglas
44-6437	483rd Bomb Group 817th Bomb Squadron	Failed to return (09 March 1945)	Douglas
44-6438	483rd Bomb Group	Returned to the USA (30 June 1945)	Douglas
44-6439	2nd Bomb Group 20th Bomb Squadron		Douglas
44-6440	2nd Bomb Group 20th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (22 March 1945)	Douglas
44-6441 / Mary Rose	301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron	Lost by unknown reason (20 April 1945)	Douglas
44-6442	97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron	Failed to return (21 January 1945)	Douglas
44-6443	2nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged (15 March 1945)	Douglas
44-6444	97th Bomb Group	Salvaged (25 September 1945)	Douglas
44-6445	301st Bomb Group 419th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (16 March 1945)	Douglas
44-6446	97th Bomb Group	Returned to the USA (10 July 1945)	Douglas
44-6447	2nd Bomb Group 486th Bomb Group 20th Bomb Squadron		Douglas
44-6448 / Hubba Hubba “Big Nose”	2nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (30 June 1945)	Douglas
44-6449	301st Bomb Group 419th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (10 July 1945)	Douglas
44-6450 / Bu Bu Docs Bugs Buddy	99th Bomb Group 346th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (29 June 1945)	Douglas

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