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
44-6271 / Magnificaent Malfunction	463rd Bomb Group 772nd Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (20 April 1945)	Douglas
44-6272	463rd Bomb Group 774th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (22 August 1944)	Douglas
44-6273	97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron	Lost by mechanical fault (26 February 1945)	Douglas
44-6274	97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (13 September 1944)	Douglas
44-6275	2nd Bomb Group 20th Bomb Squadron	Failed to return (18 August 1944)	Douglas
44-6276 / Jersey Bounce	463rd Bomb Group 772nd Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (25 July 1944)	Douglas
44-6277	493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (12 September 1944)	Douglas
44-6278	493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged (10 January 1945)	Douglas
44-6279	463rd Bomb Group 773rd Bomb Squadron		Douglas
44-6280	463rd Bomb Group 774th Bomb Squadron	Failed to return (28 July 1944)	Douglas
44-6281	2nd Bomb Group 429th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (24 July 1945)	Douglas
44-6282	97th Bomb Group 347th Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged (23 August 1944)	Douglas
44-6283 / Betty Lou	463rd Bomb Group 773rd Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (24 March 1945)	Douglas
44-6284	301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (03 August 1944)	Douglas
44-6285 / Hershey Wolves II	463rd Bomb Group 774th Bomb Squadron	RFC Walnut Ridge (18 January 1946)	Douglas
44-6286	99th Bomb Group 346th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (30 June 1945)	Douglas
44-6287	463rd Bomb Group 772nd Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (15 August 1944)	Douglas
44-6288	483rd Bomb Group 840th Bomb Squadron	Mid-air collision (03 February 1945)	Douglas
44-6289	2nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Squadron	Failed to return (03 September 1944)	Douglas
44-6290	487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (09 November 1944)	Douglas

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