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Picture of the Day: Flitfire takes flight

By General Aviation News Staff · January 12, 2020 ·

Mike Taylor submitted the following photo and note: “Alamo Liaison Squadron in San Antonio, Texas, restored this 1939 J-3 Cub to resemble the Flitfire aircraft produced by Piper Aircraft. The aircraft resides at the squadron’s museum and is one among a collection of World War II L-birds the organization maintains in flying condition. (Photo by Paul Bigelow)

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  1. Bert Zimmerly says

    January 29, 2020 at 12:08 pm

    My Dad had two Flitfires during WWII, Flitfire Idaho and Flitfire Kentucky.

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