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
44-6411	2nd Bomb Group 20th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (03 July 1945)	Douglas
44-6412	483rd Bomb Group 817th Bomb Squadron	Lost by friendly-fire (13 September 1944)	Douglas
44-6413	99th Bomb Group 348th Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged (21 February 1945)	Douglas
44-6414 / My Gal Sal	2nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Squadron	Crashlanding (25 December 1944)	Douglas
44-6415	97th Bomb Group	Returned to the USA (10 July 1945)	Douglas
44-6416	2nd Bomb Group 49th Bomb Squadron	Crashlanding (10 April 1945)	Douglas
44-6417	463rd Bomb Group 774th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (12 September 1944)	Douglas
44-6418 / Mary Lou II	463rd Bomb Group 775th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (20 April 1945)	Douglas
44-6419 / Lil’ Liz II	463rd Bomb Group 772nd Bomb Squadron	Out of gas (17 October 1944)	Douglas
44-6420	99th Bomb Group 346th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (24 July 1945)	Douglas
44-6421	463rd Bomb Group 773rd Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (20 March 1945)	Douglas
44-6422	483rd Bomb Group 816th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (20 March 1945)	Douglas
44-6423	483rd Bomb Group 840th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (21 January 1945)	Douglas
44-6424	97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged (24 March 1945)	Douglas
44-6425	97th Bomb Group	Returned to the USA (25 June 1945)	Douglas
44-6426	97th Bomb Group 341st Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (14 June 1945)	Douglas
44-6427	97th Bomb Group 341st Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (16 June 1945)	Douglas
44-6428	2nd Bomb Group 20th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (14 March 1945)	Douglas
44-6429	301st Bomb Group 353rd Bomb Squadron 419th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (30 June 1945)	Douglas
44-6430	99th Bomb Group 347th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (07 November 1944)	Douglas

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