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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-4A Grasshopper
    Last Military Serial:42-36446 USAAF
    Construction Number:8570
    Last Civil Registration:NC42050
    Compressed ID:Piper L-4A sn 42-36446 USAAF cn 857...
    Latest Owner or Location:National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-4A by Piper.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-36446.

    From Unknown to 1971

    To Civil Air Patrol, Greene County Composite Squadron, Xenia, OH with new c/r NC42050.

    1971

    To National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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    13 June 1977


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: L-4A in Civil Air Patrol markings as NC42050 on display at the USAF Museum at Wright-Paterson AFB in the Summer of 1977

    13 June 1977


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: L-4A Grasshopper in Civil Air Patrol markings as NC42050 as seen at the USAF Museum in the Summer of 1977.

    14 May 2010


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    5 June 2012


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield


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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
    National Museum of the United States Air Force
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

    Individual Contributors
    Glenn Chatfield
    Mike Henniger

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