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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:44-80752 USAAF
    Construction Number:13048
    Last Civil Registration:G-BCXJ
    Compressed ID:Piper L-4J sn 44-80752 USAAF cn 130...
    Latest Owner or Location:Wilfred Readman, Shaftsbury, Dorset

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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 44-80752.

    To unknown owner with c/r OO-SWA.

    To unknown owner with c/r F-BFFH.

    From 21 February 1975 to 21 March 1978

    To Kenneth Pyle, Basingstoke with new c/r G-BCXJ.

    11 July 1976


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: This Piper Cub was present at the 1976 Popham Fly-In.

    From 2 May 1978 to 25 September 2000

    To William Stockdale, Fordingbridge, Hants keeping c/r G-BCXJ.

    By April 1982

    Markings Applied: 39-E, 413048
    False s/n based on the c/n.

    18 April 1982


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Henstridge Fly-In

    18 April 1982


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    From 25 September 2000 to 25 October 2002

    To Old Sarum Piper Cub Syndicate keeping c/r G-BCXJ.

    By 25 September 2000

    Based at Old Sarum Airfield, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
    View the Location Dossier

    From 31 October 2002 to 25 February 2003

    To William Stockdale, Fordingbridge, Hants keeping c/r G-BCXJ.

    By 2003

    Markings Applied: 39-E, 480752
    In original USAAF markings.

    25 February 2003

    To Wilfred Readman, Shaftsbury, Dorset keeping c/r G-BCXJ.

    8 June 2019


    Photographer: Alan Wilson
    Notes: Back to Normandy meet at Sorel-Moussel, France
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    unreviewed imported data.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Civil Aircraft Register of the World by Pascal Brugier
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
    Robert Nichols
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