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
44-6391	463rd Bomb Group 773rd Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (03 October 1945)	Douglas
44-6392	483rd Bomb Group 817th Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged (01 March 1945)	Douglas
44-6393 / Return To Glory			Douglas
44-6394 / Oh, My Achin Back	463rd Bomb Group 774th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (05 April 1945)	Douglas
44-6395	2nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (14 July 1945)	Douglas
44-6396	301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron	Crashlanding (24 March 1945)	Douglas
44-6397	99th Bomb Group 416th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (23 March 1945)	Douglas
44-6398 / Bucket Bunny	463rd Bomb Group 775th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (28 September 1945)	Douglas
44-6399	2nd Bomb Group 20th Bomb Squadron	Failed to return (02 November 1944)	Douglas
44-6400	99th Bomb Group 347th Bomb Squadron	Crashed on take off (13 October 1944)	Douglas
44-6401	463rd Bomb Group 774th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (27 September 1945)	Douglas
44-6402	463rd Bomb Group 775th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (22 September 1945)	Douglas
44-6403	301st Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron 340th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (17 June 1945)	Douglas
44-6404	463rd Bomb Group 775th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (24 July 1945)	Douglas
44-6405 / Big Yank	483rd Bomb Group 840th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (23 June 1945)	Douglas
44-6406			Douglas
44-6407 / Miss Bella aka Miss BeHavin’	301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron	Crashlanding Battle damaged (14 March 1945)	Douglas
44-6408 / Hammerhead	99th Bomb Group 346th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (07 November 1944)	Douglas
44-6409	463rd Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (25 June 1945)	Douglas
44-6410	463rd Bomb Group 774th Bomb Squadron	RFC Walnut Ridge (04 January 1946)	Douglas

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