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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-4F Grasshopper
    Last Military Serial:3914 AdT
    Construction Number:09775
    Last Civil Registration:G-BHZU
    Compressed ID:Piper L-4F sn 3914 AdT cn 09775 cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:Peter Durnford, Belton, Doncaster

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-4F by Piper.

    24 November 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-0914.

    19 August 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Armee de Terre with s/n 3914.

    From Unknown to 3 July 1980

    To unknown owner with c/r F-BETO.

    17 July 1980

    To Stephen Clarke, Grimsby with new c/r G-BHZU.

    From 17 January 1983 to 3 July 2017

    To James Tomkinson, Boylestone, Derbyshire keeping c/r G-BHZU.

    24 July 2010


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2010 Photo at Fly-In at Tatenhill in the UK

    3 July 2017

    To Peter Durnford, Belton, Doncaster keeping c/r G-BHZU.

    Markings Applied: 3914

    28 August 2022


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Stoke Golding in the UK
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    An preliminary review of the submitted data is pending.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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