U.S. Army Grasshopppers 1/72 Scale Models
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American Piper L4-H - This is a model of a plane that flew observation missions for U.S. troops in France after D-Day in the summer of 1944. The L4 was a militarized version of the popular Piper Cub civilian aircraft. In 1941 the U.S. Army asked three manufacturers - Aeronca, Piper, and Taylorcraft - to provide some light aircraft for evaluation. Aeronca provided the L-3, Piper the L-4, and Taylorcraft the L-2. All three saw military service and received the nickname of Grasshoppers, with the Piper L-4 being the most widely used of the three. |
More Photos: Left, Right, Top, Front Angle Right, Front Angle Left, Rear Angle RIght, Rear Angle Left, Above Right, Above Left |
| U.S. Army Grasshopper Reference Books | Grasshopper Links |
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Aeronca: A Photo History, Bob Hollenbaugh Air War for Burma: The Concluding Volume of the Bloody Shambles Series; The Allied Air Forces Fight Back in South-East Asia, 1942-1945, Christopher Shores American Aircraft of World War II, David Mondey U.S. Liaison Aircraft in Action , Al Adcock The Fighting Grasshoppers: U.S. Liaison Aircraft Operations in Europe, 1942-1945, Ken Wakefield Flying Low: And Shot Down Twice During WWII in a Spotter Plane, Joseph Gordon L-Birds: American Combat Liaison Aircraft of WWII, Terry Love Light Planes at War: U.S. Liaison Aircraft in Europe, 1942-1947, Ken Wakefield Piper: A Legend Aloft, Edward Phillips The Taylorcraft Story, Chet Peek |
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U.S. Army Grasshopper 1/72 Scale Model Kit Box Art
