{"id":3197,"date":"2019-01-06T12:50:43","date_gmt":"2019-01-06T12:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flying-rv7.com\/?page_id=3197"},"modified":"2022-03-11T17:39:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T17:39:22","slug":"about-the-piper-l4-h","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.flying-rv7.com\/?page_id=3197","title":{"rendered":"About the Piper L4-H"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nPiper L4 Grasshopper
\nYear built – 1943<\/p>\n

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The Piper L4 is a military version of the Piper Cub – the “L” standing for liaison. They were used for scouting, delivery of mail and movement of personnel behind enemy lines.<\/p>\n

In it’s original configuration the pilot sat in the front seat with the observer sitting on a sling facing backwards looking out the extended windows of the L4.<\/p>\n

Plane built in 1943 and released from the military register in 1954, known since history.<\/p>\n

In-flight photos<\/h3>\n
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    Here is an article from his previous pilot:<\/p>\n

    G\u00e9rard Desbois et son Piper Cub<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n