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    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: Taylorcraft A / J-2 / J-3 / J-4 / J-5 / L-4/O-59/C-83 Grasshopper / L-18 Super Cub / L-21 Super Grasshopper / PA-11/PA-18/PA-19
    Latest Model:L-4H Grasshopper
    Last Military Serial:43-30335 USAAF
    Construction Number:11626
    Last Civil Registration:HB-OTG
    Compressed ID:Piper L-4H sn 43-30335 USAAF cn 116...
    Latest Owner or Location:Del Buono, Emiliano Luciano Stefano, 46 Aviation SA route Des Ronquos, 150 1950 Sitten Switzerland

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-4H by Piper.

    Circa 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-30335.

    To unknown owner with c/r F-OADH.

    From 20 August 1949 to 4 May 1964

    To unknown owner with c/r F-BDRQ.

    From 29 July 1964 to 30 August 1966

    To unknown owner with c/r OO-FAB.

    6 December 1966

    To unknown owner with c/r HB-OTG.

    To Del Buono, Emiliano Luciano Stefano, 46 Aviation SA route Des Ronquos, 150 1950 Sitten Switzerland keeping c/r HB-OTG.

    30 April 2022


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     Civil Aircraft Register of the World by Pascal Brugier
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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     Terry Fletcher
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