{"id":1780,"date":"2017-05-06T11:22:23","date_gmt":"2017-05-06T09:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/?post_type=b17database&#038;p=1780"},"modified":"2018-05-06T23:45:45","modified_gmt":"2018-05-06T21:45:45","slug":"42-40003-topper-aka-ol-gappy","status":"publish","type":"b17database","link":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/en\/b17\/42-40003-topper-aka-ol-gappy\/","title":{"rendered":"42-40003 \/ Topper aka Ol&#8217; Gappy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Her Nickname was first &#8220;Ole Gappy&#8221; but her Nose Art had the ghostly figure of a dapper gentleman much like in the movie &#8220;Topper&#8221;. So it was known by either\/or. Her claim to fame is her 157 Combat Missions which is considered the most of any other Heavy Bomber in the ETO. Her Ground Crew Chief was M\/Sgt Joe Sligoski.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1783\" class=\"b17img-caption wp-caption mx-auto aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 690px; width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1783 size-full\" title=\"B-17 #42-40003 'Topper' aka 'Ol' Gappy' at Kingman, Arizona.\" src=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/42-40003-Ole_Gappy-Topper.jpg-2.jpg\" alt=\"B-17 #42-40003 'Topper' aka 'Ol' Gappy' at Kingman, Arizona.\" width=\"690\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/42-40003-Ole_Gappy-Topper.jpg-2.jpg 690w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/42-40003-Ole_Gappy-Topper.jpg-2-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/42-40003-Ole_Gappy-Topper.jpg-2-500x414.jpg 500w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/42-40003-Ole_Gappy-Topper.jpg-2-600x497.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><div class=\"wp-caption-wrapper\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text text-center\"><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.strijdbewijs.nl\/birds\/b17\/p4.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.strijdbewijs.nl<\/a> \/\/ B-17 #42-40003 &#8216;Topper&#8217; aka &#8216;Ol&#8217; Gappy&#8217; at Kingman, Arizona.<\/small><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Delivered Long Beach 1\/11\/43; Denver 27\/11\/43; Presque Is 11\/12\/43; Assigned 524BS\/379BG [WA-H] Kimbolton 21\/1\/44; transferred 490BG Eye; with 157 missions was top aircraft in 8AF, and only one abort; returned to US 121 BU Bradley 28\/6\/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12\/9\/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 10\/11\/45. 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