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    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: Taylorcraft A / J-2 / J-3 / J-4 / J-5 / L-4/O-59/C-83 Grasshopper / L-18 Super Cub / L-21 Super Grasshopper / PA-11/PA-18/PA-19
    Latest Model:L-4A Grasshopper
    Last Military Serial:236375 AdT
    Construction Number:8499
    Last Civil Registration:F-AYAY
    Compressed ID:Piper L-4A sn 236375 AdT cn 8499 cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:Jerome Stevens, Paris

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-4A by Piper.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-36375.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Armee de Terre with s/n 236375.

    From 25 June 1951 to 4 March 1982

    To unknown owner with c/r F-BZYL.

    From 19 April 1982 to 16 June 1982

    To Cliff Lovell, Overton, Hants with new c/r G-AKAZ.

    From 16 June 1982 to 21 November 1983

    To Robert Mayo, Cheltenham, Glos keeping c/r G-AKAZ.

    From 21 November 1983 to 3 August 1987

    To John Coxon, Sale, Cheshire keeping c/r G-AKAZ.

    From 3 August 1987 to 17 July 1990

    To Susan Johnstone, Yeovil, Somerset keeping c/r G-AKAZ.

    From 17 July 1990 to 4 October 1991

    To Alex Waddington and Martin Espin, Safron Waldon, Essex keeping c/r G-AKAZ.

    From 4 October 1991 to 31 July 1997

    To AKAZ Group, High Wycombe keeping c/r G-AKAZ.

    From 31 July 1997 to 19 September 2000

    To Jeanne Frazer, Royston keeping c/r G-AKAZ.

    19 September 2000

    To Frazerblades, Royston keeping c/r G-AKAZ.

    Based at Duxford Airport, Duxford, Cambridgeshire/Cambs, England.
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    Markings Applied: 57 G

    13 September 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Duxford Autumn Airshow

    13 September 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    17 May 2016

    To Jerome Stevens, Paris.

    27 March 2017

    Civil registration, G-AKAZ, cancelled.

    4 July 2017

    To Jerome Stevens, Paris with new c/r F-AYAY.

    8 June 2019


    Photographer: Alan Wilson
    Notes: Present at the - L-Birds Back To Normandy - event at Saint Andre de L Eure airfield, to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of D-Day
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