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The Piper J-3 Cub was the first American plane to be shot down in World War II. The Piper Cub quickly became a familiar sight. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt took a flight in a J-3 Cub, posing for a series of publicity photos to help promote the CPTP.
Piper J-3 Cub Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C Piper PA-34-220T Seneca. Model name First flight Number built Type J-2 Cub: 1936 1,207 Single-engined high-wing cabin monoplane
Lt. Col. Charles "Bazooka Charlie" Carpenter (August 29, 1912 – March 22, 1966) was a United States Army officer and army observation pilot who served in World War II.He is most known for destroying several enemy armored vehicles in his bazooka-equipped L-4 Grasshopper light observation aircraft.
The Flitfire is a special edition of the Piper J-3 Cub that was used to raise funds to support the British war effort in World War II.The name "Flitfire" is a play on words referring to the RAF's most well-known fighter, the Supermarine Spitfire, which was and is a symbol of British resistance during the Battle of Britain.
A Brodie hook mounted on a Piper L-4 Cub at Oshkosh. The Brodie landing system was a unique method of launching and landing light aircraft that was devised by Captain James H. Brodie, a member of the Transportation Corps who was later transferred to the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
The Taylor J-2 Cub (later also known as the Piper J-2 Cub) is an American two-seat light aircraft that was designed and built by the Taylor Aircraft Company.The company became the Piper Aircraft Company and the J-2 was first of a long line of related Piper Cub designs.
Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub: 542454 A-454 CAA Reg-G-KUBY Operator-Aircraft Restoration Company Ltd Supermarine Spitfire PR.XI: PL983 CAA Reg-G-PRXI Operator-Aircraft Restoration Company Ltd Supermarine Spitfire TR.9: PT462 SW-A CAA Reg-G-CTIX Operator-Aircraft Restoration Company Ltd Supermarine Spitfire TR.9: PV202
[9] [10] Throughout the battle, Army observation pilot Major "Bazooka Charlie" Carpenter attacked the enemy with his bazooka-armed Piper L-4 Cub, USAAF serial number 43-30426 and nicknamed Rosie the Rocketer. [10] At first, Carpenter was unable to spot the enemy due to low clouds and heavy fog, which finally lifted around noon. [10]