"Flitfire" painted to represent N37924, one of the Piper Cubs from the RAF Benevolent Fund. Piper donated one Cub in 1941 for the Fund, after which Piper dealers bought one for each US state, each Cub carrying the name on the nose. All these aircraft flew on 29 April 1941 to New York for a fundraising event. This Cub was completed on 13 January 1947 as a J3C-6. It had at least 20 owners before being gifted to the Tri-State Warbird Museum, where it was restored to flying condition.

The first of the 'Flitfire' Cubs built to raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund, NC1776 was donated by the Piper factory. This unnamed aircraft had a special N number and was fitted with spats. It is preserved at the North Carolina Aviation Museum in Asheboro. Photo by: Hans Groenhoff / Smithsonian Institution

In 1941 Piper donated one Cub, NC1776, to raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund. Piper dealers ordered another 50 J-3s, each named after a US state in small print on the nose. The so-called 'Flitfires' are seen here in New York for a fund-raising event following a formation flight from Lock Haven. The aircraft subsequently went to the respective dealers and never trained RAF pilots in a coherent manner. Readable are NC37927, NC37919, NC37923, NC37907, NC35966, NC35964, NC35967, NC37909, NC37924, NC37922, NC37903 and NC37916. NC28541, in the foreground, is a Luscombe. The Whitestone Bridge is seen in the background. Photo by: Hans Groenhoff / Smithsonian Institution

At Badminton Air Day, Badminton House in 1989.