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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-4H Grasshopper
    Last Military Serial:44-79580 USAAF
    Construction Number:11883
    Last Civil Registration:G-LFOR
    Latest Owner or Location:Malta Aviation Museum, Ta Qali, Malta

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-4H by Piper.
    2014- on rebuild

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-79580.

    To unknown owner with c/r F-BBIN.

    14 October 1980

    To Charles Hyatt, Overton, Hampshire with new c/r G-BHZA.

    From 21 June 1983 to 3 April 1989

    To Robert Warwick, Londonderry, Northern Ireland keeping c/r G-BHZA.

    From 11 December 2007 to 14 June 2013

    To Anthony Hoskins and Jonathan Gowdy, Pulborough with new c/r G-LFOR.

    To Malta Aviation Museum, Ta Qali, Malta.
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    3 March 2014


    Photographer: Rich Tregear
    Notes: On rebuild at the Malta Aviation Museum

    17 April 2018


    Photographer: Clive Hindmarch
    Notes: Piper Cub in the Malta Aviation Museum Ta Qali.

    Restored.
    With markings - BD, 479587.
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