| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | F-BCPN |
| Alternate Serial: | 330510 |
| Military Code: | KG |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Piper J-3 Cub |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Piper J-3 Cub (L-4/NE) |
| Aircraft Version: | Piper L-4H Grasshopper (J-3C-65D) |
| C/n (msn): | 11801 |
| Display Paint: | France - Army |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Reims - PrunayMap |
| Country: | France |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LFQA IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 8 March 2009 |
| Photo by: | Aad van der Voet |
| Photo ID: | 163165 |
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This Grasshopper was built in April 1944 and delivered to the USAAF on 1 May 1944 as 43-30510. It was immediately shipped to the UK, where it arrived for assembly on 25 May 1944. On 3 June it was ready for duty, just in time for D-Day. After the war it became OO-REA on 30 July 1946, then F-BCPN on 31 March 1947, having carried that registration ever since. In 1992 the aircraft received the markings seen here, those of the 1ère Armée Française "Rhin et Danube". Two years before this photo was taken, on 16 March 2007, it was registered to Frédéric Laisney, who still owned it by 2019. This photo is copyright © Aad van der Voet, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 3 September 2019, and has since been viewed 155 times. |