Boeing B-17 'Flopper Stopper'

Boeing B-17 'Flopper Stopper'

This picture shows the nose art on B-17 'Flopper Stopper', which she was undergoing repairs. The 'Flopper Stopper' was either a late B-17F or a B-17G, both of which carried the chin turret and bulging cheek guns positions.

Pictures provided by Sgt. Robert S. Tucker Sr. (Member of: The American Air Museum in Britain {Duxford} ).
Robert S. Tucker Sr. WWII Photo Book, Mighty 8th. AF, Ground Crew

How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 January 2016), Boeing B-17 'Flopper Stopper', http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_B-17_flopper_stopper.html

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