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    Airframe Family: Taylorcraft BC / BF / BL / DC / DCO / DF / DL / L-2 Grasshopper
    Latest Model:L-2B Grasshopper
    Last Military Serial:43-0201 USAAF
    Construction Number:04776
    Last Civil Registration:N47727
    Compressed ID:Taylorcraft L-2B sn 43-0201 USAAF c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Michael F. Letrello, Saint Charles, MO

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1943

    Constructed as a L-2B.

    30 January 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-0201.

    March 1943

    Transferred to U. S. Army Ground Forces, Post Field, Grand Haven, MI.

    August 1943

    Transferred to Advanced Glider School (AAF Flying Training Command), South Plains AAF, TX.

    July 1944

    Transferred to 254rd AAF Base unit (Basic Pilot School, Aafftc), Waco AAF, TX.

    July 1944

    Assigned to 4121st AAF Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kelly AAF, TX for storage.

    October 1944

    Transferred to Defense Plant Corp, Denver, CO.

    October 1944

    Disposed as surplus.

    To unknown owner with c/r NC47727.

    7 July 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N47727 (DCO-65, 4776) issued.

    By 1971

    To Ronald Jantzen, Tulsa, OK with new c/r N47727.

    4 June 1983


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Waukegan, IL

    4 November 1986

    To William Bourne, Saint. Louis, MO keeping c/r N47727.

    Circa 1998

    Restoration started.

    17 October 2000

    To Clifford D. Miller, Chesterfield, MO keeping c/r N47727.

    5 February 2009

    To Michael F. Letrello, Saint Charles, MO keeping c/r N47727.
    Third owner.

    June 2012

    Restoration completed.

    3 September 2012


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: At Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum, Creve Coeur Airport, Saint Louis, MO.

    May 2016


    Photographer: G R Dennis Price
    Notes: At Blakesburg, Iowa

    26 February 2022

    To Michael F. Letrello, Saint Charles, MO keeping c/r N47727.
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     Glenn Chatfield
    Terry Fletcher
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