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"Piper cub, 'Glimpy', on an M class blimp, ZNP-M-1. Photographed by C. White, March 27, 1944"





This looks to be a different cub (NE-1)

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Very cool. And here I thought the MAM's example was painted inaccurately all these years.

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Chicks Dig Warbirds.......right?

Actually if one wants to be nit picky. Take a look at the "Glimpy" on the original and then your photo. Original Glimpy has 'G' black and 'L' white. Your photo has 'G' and 'L' black.

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Plus another "Glimpy" on the nose below the prop...

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

And since we're going there...the original pic looks two tone to me, not three tone as the resto version in the color pic.

But man, what a crazy set up! I'll bet there was pucker factor 11 crawling into that bad boy. Thanks for posting the pics (all of them)!

Looks like the prop nicked the fabric a bit...

So cool! I did not know that any of the military branches used Piper's civil J-3RG Cubs!

Ha, exactly what I was thinking - that J-3 RG is one bad*ss Cubby!!

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Kurt Maurer
League City, Texas

PIC, Ford 6600 pulling Rhino batwing up and down the runway