Aircraft Photo of NC35676 | Piper J-3F-65 Cub | Civil Air Patrol

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	NC35676
Aircraft Original Type:	Piper J-3 Cub
Aircraft Generic Type:	Piper J-3 Cub (L-4/NE)
Aircraft Version:	Piper J-3F-65 Cub
C/n (msn):	6536
Operator Titles:	Civil Air Patrol
Unit Markings:	Pikes Peak

Location
City / Airport:	Colorado Springs - USAF AcademyMap
Region / Country:	Colorado, United States
Airport Codes:	ICAO: KAFF IATA: AFF Local: AFF Other: -

Photo Date:	3 March 1943 to 7 April 1944
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	417861

Photo Comment
W Leo Schuth, in suit, started Valley Flying Service in 1939. After Pearl Harbor he became the commander of the local CAP unit. Schuth and a trainee pilot, the son of one of his mechanics, lost their lives in a Luscombe crash on 7 April 1944. The airfield became Pine Valley Airpark in 1948 and later the USAF Academy Airfield. The Cub was deregistered on 18 August 1948. Photo from: Pikes Peak Library District This photo was added on 3 December 2021, and has since been viewed 337 times.

Photo Comment

W Leo Schuth, in suit, started Valley Flying Service in 1939. After Pearl Harbor he became the commander of the local CAP unit. Schuth and a trainee pilot, the son of one of his mechanics, lost their lives in a Luscombe crash on 7 April 1944. The airfield became Pine Valley Airpark in 1948 and later the USAF Academy Airfield. The Cub was deregistered on 18 August 1948. Photo from: Pikes Peak Library District

This photo was added on 3 December 2021, and has since been viewed 337 times.

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