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