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Photo: Robert Deering
7/11/2004 Cavanaugh Flight Museum Addison Airport (ADS) Addison, Texas |
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The L-4A,
originally designated the O-59, was the
military version of the famous Piper J3 Cub.
The U.S. Army Air Forces ordered the first
O-59s in 1941 for tests in conjunction with
its growing interest in the use of light
aircraft for liaison and observation duties
in direct support of ground forces. Between
1941 and 1945, the USAAF procured almost
6,000 Piper Aircraft.
During World War II, Grasshoppers performed a wide variety of functions throughout the world such as artillery fire direction, pilot training, glider pilot instruction, courier service and front-line liaison. |
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