This image was received in August 2022 from Mervyn Wilson, who says:
"I found the attached photograph of “Flak Hopper” (42-97139,BK-M) in the Roger Freeman Collection on the American Air Museum website ( reference FRE 14394). What intrigued me was the lack of turrets, the replacement of the left cheek gun blister with an observational window and what appears to be a large table visible in the Perspex nose cone. Although #7139 was officially salvaged on 18 June 1944 after a take-off accident two days previously, the aircraft’s configuration in the photo seems to indicate “Flak Hopper” continued in service “somewhere”. Have you seen any information that might confirm “Flak Hopper” was recovered from salvage please ?"
Additional speculation included that usable parts of this salvaged aircraft and others were used to reconstruct a special purpose aircraft.
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