The Piper L-4 Grasshopper was the military version of the famous Piper J3 Cub, used for liaison and observation duties in direct support of ground forces during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, the USAAF procured almost 6,000 of the Piper Aircraft. AVweb’s Mark Phelps spotted one of them at AirVenture 2025 and featured it in one of our Cool Planes segments.
AirVenture 2025 Cool Planes: Piper L-4 Grasshopper
One of the coolest models of Cub was the L-4 military version.
Key Takeaways:
- The Piper L-4 Grasshopper was the military variant of the Piper J3 Cub, used for liaison and observation duties to support ground forces during World War II.
- The USAAF procured almost 6,000 Grasshoppers between 1941 and 1945.
- One of these historic aircraft was recently spotted and featured by AVweb's Mark Phelps at AirVenture 2025.
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