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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.
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.
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.
J-3 Cub: 1938 19,888 Single-engined high-wing cabin monoplane J-4 Cub Coupe: 1939 1,252 Single-engined high-wing cabin monoplane J-5 Cub Cruiser: 1940 1,507 Single-engined high-wing cabin monoplane P-1 Applegate Duck 1940 1 Amphibian: P-2 Cub 1941 1 Single-engined high-wing cabin monoplane P-3 0 Single-engined high-wing cabin monoplane P-4 Cub ...
The Piper J-5 Cub Cruiser was a larger, more powerful version of the basic Piper J-3 Cub. It was designed just two years after the J-3 Cub, and differed by having a wider fuselage with the pilot sitting in the front seat and two passengers sitting in the rear seat. Equipped with a 75-hp Continental engine the plane's cruising speed was 75 mph ...
Miller always joked that he was responsible for the end of World War II, the Japanese having surrendered after hearing of his enlistment. ... Miller even flew his Piper J-3 Cub on his 90th ...
During World War II, light aircraft were used for training, liaison, and observation purposes. Taylorcraft's DCO-65 model was called the L-2 by the United States Army Air Forces and served alongside the military version of the Piper Cub.
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.