B-17 Flying Fortress - Production-block B-17G-50-VE: 44-8101 to 44-8200

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Modifications to this production-block

Enclosed staggered waist gun positoins with K-5 mounts. Outside release handles for liferaft added from 44-8105. Changes to hot air heating and provision for RC-103 radio added.

B-17 Flying Fortresses in this production-block

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S/N	Unit	Fate	Manufacturer
44-8141	305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire (02 March 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
44-8142			Lockheed/Vega
44-8143	385th Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron 548th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (06 October 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
44-8144 / Hell’s Belle	95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged (30 March 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
44-8145 / Tailor Made aka Ah’s Availble	303rd Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron 324th Bomb Squadron 367th Bomb Squadron		Lockheed/Vega
44-8146	388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron		Lockheed/Vega
44-8147	34th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged (30 November 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
44-8148 / Seamans’ Demons	100th Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron 418th Bomb Squadron	Battle damaged (26 November 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
44-8149	486th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron 833rd Bomb Squadron 839th Bomb Squadron	Lost by unknown reason (16 July 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
44-8150	100th Bomb Group 34th Bomb Group 490th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron 848th Bomb Squadron		Lockheed/Vega
44-8151 / Sweet & Lovely aka Princess Pat	390th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 569th Bomb Squadron	Lost by flak/aa-fire Crashlanding (20 January 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
44-8152 / Miss Ida	457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron	Crashed on take off (05 April 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
44-8153	305th Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron	Salvaged (23 May 1946)	Lockheed/Vega
44-8154	99th Bomb Group 348th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (25 November 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
44-8155	379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron	Salvaged (31 May 1946)	Lockheed/Vega
44-8156	100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron	RFC Walnut Ridge (20 December 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
44-8157	303rd Bomb Group 305th Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron 751st Bomb Squadron	Failed to return (07 October 1944)	Lockheed/Vega
44-8158 / Bobby Sox	34th Bomb Group 490th Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron 4th Bomb Squadron 850th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (28 October 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
44-8159	483rd Bomb Group 817th Bomb Squadron	Lost by enemy aircraft (24 March 1945)	Lockheed/Vega
44-8160	34th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron	Returned to the USA (12 July 1945)	Lockheed/Vega

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