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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:AE-1
    Last Military Serial:30253 USN
    Construction Number:5-1456
    Last Civil Registration:N68490
    Latest Owner or Location:Michael L. Graves, Surprise, AZ

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    Dates

    Event

    21 April 1943

    Constructed as a HE-1 by Piper.

    Circa April 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 30253.

    1943

    Redesignated as AE-1.

    From 1943 to 1946

    Transferred to MCAAS/NAS Mojave.

    By 1963

    To Andrew H. Vance, Fresno, CA with new c/r N68490.

    By 1971

    To Edward O. Vance, Fresno, CA keeping c/r N68490.

    From By 1976 to After 1992

    To Andrew H. Vance, Fresno, CA keeping c/r N68490.

    20 October 1997

    Certificate of airworthiness for N68490 (J5C, 5-1456) issued.

    30 March 2001

    To Valley Transit Inc, Oshkosh, WI keeping c/r N68490.
    Markings added: Litter Bug

    14 July 2007


    Photographer: David Lednicer
    Notes: Litter Bug on display at the EAA Arlington Fly-In. This is a US Navy ambulance version of the J-5, built in 1943

    25 June 2019

    To Michael L. Graves, Surprise, AZ keeping c/r N68490.

    7 October 2019


    Photographer: Michael Graves
    Notes: Piper J5C/Navy HE1 5-1456 BuN30253/ Over the Arizona desert

    8 February 2020

    Was awarded the Grand Champion at the Copper State FlyIn.

    March 2020


    Photographer: G.R.Dennis Price
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    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Terry Fletcher
    Michael Graves
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