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Caption | Piper L-4 Grasshopper observation aircraft on a 2.5 ton CCKW truck in preparation for the D-Day landings. Devon, England, United Kingdom, Feb 12 1944. ww2dbase | |||||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Devon, England, United Kingdom | |||||||||||
Date | 12 Feb 1944 | |||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via D. Sheley | |||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||||
Photo Size | 3,780 x 2,981 pixels |
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David Stubblebine says:
13 Apr 2013 05:47:32 PM
Peter:
I think you’re right! The caption has been updated accordingly. Thanks for pointing this out and best of luck with your L3B project.

13 Apr 2013 05:47:32 PM
Peter:
I think you’re right! The caption has been updated accordingly. Thanks for pointing this out and best of luck with your L3B project.
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13 Apr 2013 05:09:48 PM
The photo above is not an Aeronca L3, it is a Piper L4. The Aeronca does not have an adjustable tailplane and I don't think any L3s went to Europe, only North Africa and the Phillipines.
I have a 1942 L3B in my workshop.