| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 42-15198 |
| Alternate Serial: | 215198 |
| Military Code: | 12 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Piper J-3 Cub |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Piper J-3 Cub (L-4/NE) |
| Aircraft Version: | Piper L-4A Grasshopper |
| C/n (msn): | 8317 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Army |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | North Carolina, United States |
| Photo Date: | November 1942 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 486403 |
| Photo Comment |
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In exercises like this one, US ground commanders had discovered that the humble Piper Cub was quite useful in the field. The army air force didn't like it and changed the O-59 designation for an observation aircraft to L-4 for liaison to stress that such 'puddle jumpers' would better stay behind the frontline. Photo by: Dmitri Kessel / Life This photo was added on 12 August 2022, and has since been viewed 192 times. |