Aircraft Photo of NC1776 | Piper J-3F-65 Cub | RAF Benevolent Fund | UK - Air Force

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	NC1776
Aircraft Original Type:	Piper J-3 Cub
Aircraft Generic Type:	Piper J-3 Cub (L-4/NE)
Aircraft Version:	Piper J-3F-65 Cub
C/n (msn):	6600
Operator Titles:	RAF Benevolent Fund
Display Paint:	UK - Air Force

Location
Location:	In Flight
Region / Country:	New York, United States

Photo Date:	27 April 1941 to 31 December 1943
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	411553

Photo Comment
The first of the 'Flitfire' Cubs built to raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund, NC1776 was donated by the Piper factory. This unnamed aircraft had a special N number and was fitted with spats. It is preserved at the North Carolina Aviation Museum in Asheboro. Photo by: Hans Groenhoff / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 13 November 2021, and has since been viewed 722 times.

Photo Comment

The first of the 'Flitfire' Cubs built to raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund, NC1776 was donated by the Piper factory. This unnamed aircraft had a special N number and was fitted with spats. It is preserved at the North Carolina Aviation Museum in Asheboro. Photo by: Hans Groenhoff / Smithsonian Institution

This photo was added on 13 November 2021, and has since been viewed 722 times.

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