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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-4J Grasshopper
    Last Military Serial:45-4408 USAAF
    Construction Number:13148
    Last Civil Registration:F-BBTD
    Compressed ID:Piper L-4J sn 45-4408 USAAF cn 1314...
    Latest Owner or Location:Saint Rambert dAlbon Airfield, Le Creux de la Tine, Drome

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-4J by Piper.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 45-4408.

    To unknown owner with c/r HB-OVU.

    22 September 1953

    To Helene Lamielle with new c/r F-BBTD.

    Based at Saint Rambert dAlbon Airfield, Le Creux de la Tine, Drome.
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    15 May 2019


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Saint Rambert dAlbon, France

    16 June 2019


    Photographer: Eric Bannwarth
    Notes: At Paray le Monial, France -17th Traine-Queues meet
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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    Civil Aircraft Register of the World by Pascal Brugier
    Euro Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
    Terry Fletcher
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