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
44-6291	303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (15 August 1944)	Douglas
44-6292 / Baby Shoe III	486th Bomb Group 833rd Bomb Squadron 834th Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged (09 September 1944)	Douglas
44-6293 / Peggy aka Sunkist Sue	91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (12 June 1945)	Douglas
44-6294 / Scotty	384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (07 October 1944)	Douglas
44-6295 / White Cargo aka Heavenly Days	100th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged (18 March 1945)	Douglas
44-6296	34th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron		Douglas
44-6297 / Spirit of Pittwood	100th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (02 June 1945)	Douglas
44-6298 / White Cargo / Heavenly Body	91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (02 November 1944)	Douglas
44-6299	487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron	Failed to return (06 February 1945)	Douglas
44-6300	305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (25 April 1945)	Douglas
44-6301 / Horizon			Douglas
44-6302 / Shoo Shoo Baby II	486th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 833rd Bomb Squadron 839th Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged (30 November 1944)	Douglas
44-6303 / The Lucky Strike	490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron 851st Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (09 April 1945)	Douglas
44-6304	305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (16 August 1944)	Douglas
44-6305	487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron	Lost by mechanical fault (12 September 1944)	Douglas
44-6306	100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (28 September 1944)	Douglas
44-6307 / Blonde Bomber	487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (25 November 1944)	Douglas
44-6308 / Munchin’ Kid aka Stinky	91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 323rd Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (13 June 1945)	Douglas
44-6309 / The Duchess’ Grand Daughter	303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (30 July 1945)	Douglas
44-6310 / Rocky Lois	401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (10 September 1944)	Douglas

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