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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-4A Grasshopper
    Last Military Serial:43-29233 USAAF
    Construction Number:10524
    Last Civil Registration:SP-AFP
    Latest Owner or Location:Krakow Aviation Museum, Krakow, Malopolskie (Lesser Poland Voivodeship)

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    Dates

    Event

    1943

    Constructed as a L-4A by Piper.

    Circa 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-29233.

    By 1946

    Stored in Goppingen, Germany.

    1946

    To Polish Ministry of Communications.

    To unknown owner with c/r SP-AFP.

    Circa 1949


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Photograph taken in Poland most likely during late 40s.

    1956


    Photographer: From book Polskie samoloty wojskowe 1939-45 by Andrzej Morgala.
    Notes: Taken in 1956 at Zar Airfield in Miedzybrodzie Zywieckie, Poland.

    To Krakow Aviation Museum, Krakow, Malopolskie (Lesser Poland Voivodeship).
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    After 1976


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: At Polish Aviation Museum in Krakow most likely during late 70s.

    Markings Applied: 329233

    30 August 2000


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    12 December 2007


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Polish Aviation Museum, Krakow
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Marcin Rogowski
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