| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "42-36389" |
| Alternate Serial: | 236389 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Piper J-3 Cub |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Piper J-3 Cub (L-4/NE) |
| Aircraft Version: | Piper L-4A Grasshopper |
| C/n (msn): | 8914 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDWF IATA: - Local: DWF Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 815038 |
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This Grasshopper was built as an O-59A by Piper and was allocated USAAC serial 42-36790. By 1994 it had been registered N5777N and joined the USAFM the following year where it was presented to represent an L-4 that flew in support of the Allied invasion of North Africa in November 1942 This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 7 June 2025, and has since been viewed 21 times. |