Scale: 1:42
Span: 17.5"
Length: 11.5"

It is a model L4, made in 1944 at Lock Haven in Pennsylvania, c/n 1266, and under the military number, 44-79870. It arrived in Europe via Italy, where the 12 th Air Force sent it to an artillery unit to act as spotter. When the war was over, many of these aircraft were simply abandoned, some i n very good condition, others as wrecks. With the return of peace, many of them found a new career as training aircraft in the reopening aero clubs. Many amateur constructors used parts of abandoned aircraft for their own design, and did not use the name Piper.

Our J3 was bought from Belgium in 1951, by the Aeroclub de la C?te d'Amour-(France).