General Aviation
Piper Aircraft J3f-65
Manufacturer: Piper Aircraft
The Flitfire was a special edition of the Piper J‑3 Cub created to raise money for the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund during World War II. In 1941 Piper and its dealers donated 49 silver‑painted Cubs, each bearing RAF insignia, to support the British war effort and to honor the Battle of Britain.
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- piper-aircraft-j3f-65
- Class
- General Aviation
- Registry Count
- 127
- Example Registration
- N108RH
Specifications
- First Flight
- 1941-04-27
- Production Start
- April 1941
- Production End
- April 1941
- Total Built
- 51
Variants
- J3F-65- 127 registrations - Example N108RH
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Machine-Readable Resources
Sources
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=108RH
- https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12190
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1406N
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21583
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21661
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21828
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2239Y
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_Flitfire