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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:44-79817 USAAF
    Construction Number:12113
    Last Civil Registration:N9245H
    Latest Owner or Location:EAA Aviation Museum, Whittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-4H by Piper.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-79817.

    Assigned to ETO as a spotter aircraft.

    Circa 1945

    Certificate of airworthiness for NC9245H (J-3C-65) issued.

    1945

    To Vernon H. Sandrock, PA with new c/r N9245H.
    Sandrock was apparently the aircrafts pilot in the ETO.

    Circa 1947

    To Vernon H. Sandrock, Jesup, IA keeping c/r N9245H.
    Stored in barn, disassembled.

    From 1948 to September 1954

    To Marvin V. Hoppenworth, IA keeping c/r N9245H.

    1948

    Transported by ground.
    To Livingston Airport in Waterloo, Iowa.

    From Circa October 1948 to January 1949

    Restored.

    2 January 1949

    First post-restoration Flight.

    September 1954

    To Mr. Ford, MN keeping c/r N9245H.

    To Shamrock Aviation keeping c/r N9245H.

    To unknown owner.
    Farmer in Eau Claire, WI.

    14 January 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N9245H (J3C-65, 12113) issued.

    By 1974

    To Hank S. Weber keeping c/r N9245H.

    To James P. MacIvor, Spring Branch, TX keeping c/r N9245H.

    2001

    Loaned to Air Zoo, Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport, Kalamazoo, MI.
    On loan from Celeste MacIvor.
    View the Location Dossier

    15 October 2004

    To James P. MacIvor, Spring Branch, TX keeping c/r N9245H.

    24 September 2007


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    24 September 2007


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    22 May 2013

    Civil registration, N9245H, cancelled.

    2017

    Based at EAA Airventure Museum, Whittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, WI.
    View the Location Dossier

    26 July 2017


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At EAA Museum at Oshkosh

    To EAA Aviation Museum, Whittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, WI.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     EAA Chapter 227
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger
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