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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:45-55232 USAAF
    Construction Number:13998
    Last Civil Registration:N1273V
    Compressed ID:Piper L-4J sn 45-55232 USAAF cn 139...
    Latest Owner or Location:Blue Sky Properties Inc, Gainesville, FL

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-4J by Piper.

    Circa 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 45-55232.

    4 June 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N1273V (J3C-65, 13998) issued.

    By 1971

    To Civil Air Patrol, Maxwell AFB, AL with new c/r N1273V.

    Markings Applied: 45*B/555232

    20 May 2008

    To Blue Sky Properties Inc, Gainesville, FL keeping c/r N1273V.

    April 2016


    Photographer: G R Dennis Price
    Notes: At Sun-N-Fun, Lakeland, Florida

    6 April 2016


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Sun-N-Fun, Lakeland, FL. This airplane was being raffled at the EAA Pavilion.

    6 April 2016


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Sun-N-Fun, Lakeland, FL. This airplane was being raffled at the EAA Pavilion.

    21 June 2016

    To Blue Sky Properties Inc, Gainesville, FL keeping c/r N1273V.

    30 January 2022

    To Blue Sky Properties Inc, Gainesville, FL keeping c/r N1273V.
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    Terry Fletcher
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