Piper J3 Cub (multiple)

I photographed these Piper J-3 examples at Chino, NMoUSAF and Evergreen. During WWII, the Army The Army purchased 5,677 Cubs as L-4 Grasshopper to help fill the observation/liaison role.


1943 Piper J3C-65 Cub #10376

Displayed as an L-4A Grasshopper

Boeing Field 2011

Paine Field 2016


Piper J3C-65 Cub #10732

painted as 43-29441

Planes of Fame, Chino 2018


1940 Piper J3C-65 Cub #4963 on Edo Floats

Curiously, both the J3C examples at the WAAAM have different N-numbers (and are definitely two airframes!) but their Piper construction numbers are very similar: 4963 and 4693.

WAAAM, Hood River 2021


1940 Piper J3C-65 Cub #4693

WAAAM, Hood River 2021


1938 Piper J3P #2474

WAAAM, Hood River 2021


1944 Piper J3C-65 Cub #13695

Displayed as an L-4J Grasshopper 45-4955

HFF, Paine Field 2019


1942 Piper J3L-65 Cub #G31

Evergreen Museum 2018


1946 Piper J3C-65 Cub #15641

Museum of Flight 2016

Museum of Flight 2023


1944 Piper J3C-65 Cub #13284

Displayed as a Piper L-4J Grasshopper 45-4544

WAAAM, Hood River 2021

WAAAM, Hood River 2023


1948 Piper J3C Cub #18225

Erickson Collection; Madras 2023


1940 Piper J3C-65 Cub #4949

Aurora Airport 2024


Piper J3 Cub 40-0003

The museum registers this as a Piper J3 Cub but also has a military-issued number for the airframe

Fort Novosel 2024


1942 Piper J3C-65 Cub #8588

Displayed as an L-4 Grasshopper

Lone Star Flight Museum, Houston 2024


1945 Piper J3C-65 Cub #13640

Displayed as an L-4 Grasshopper

Lone Star Flight Museum, Houston 2024


1942 Piper J3C-65 Cub #8277

Oshkosh 2024


1946 Piper J3C-65 Cub #17443

Oshkosh 2024


1945 Piper J3C-65 Cub 45-14470

Oshkosh 2024


1946 Piper J3C-65 Cub #16626

Missoula, Mont. 2021

Missoula, Mont. 2022

Only saw the set of wings this time, paired up with the fresh wings for the 1941 J-3C-65 Cub (below) that was at the museum in 2021


1941 Piper J3C-65 Cub #7954

Missoula, Mont. 2021


1946 Piper J3C-65 Cub #17167

Cabela’s Lacey WA 2022