Piper J3 (L-4J) Grasshopper - LN-RBI

Pilot:

XX

Baujahr/Year of construction/Année de construction/Bouwjaar:

1944

Heimatflugplatz/Home Airfield/Base maison/Homebase:

Aachen-Merzbrück/D

Über das Flugzeug/About the aircraft/À propos de l'avion/Over het vliegtuig:

 Genuine 1944 Warbird. Artillery spotter plane of the 547th US Field Artillery Battalion. Flown by Lt. Marvin A. Becker in the Rheinland and Ruhr Area during WW2. Saw action during the move towards the Rhein and crossing of it. US Ninth Army, XVI Corps. Reached the Elbe river and met the Russian Red Army shortly prior VE Day. Original US Ground Forces liaison aircraft.