The L-4A, S/N 42-15175, was manufactured by Piper at Lockhaven, PA and received by the USAAF on 16 February 1942. Below are this aircraft’s unit assignments and ownership history: Military Ownership S/N 42-15175 February 1942 To 106th Observation Squadron Miami, FL April 1942 To 66th Observation Group Jacksonville, FL May 1942 To Cudahy, WI November 1942 Stuttgart Field Stuttgart, AR March 1943 Bowman Field Louisville, KY August 1943 Grenada Field Grenada, MS July 1944 To 810th Base Unit Laurenburg-Maton Field, NC October 1944 To 349th Troop Carrier Group Pope Field, NC December 1944 To 812th Base Unit Pope Field, NC March 1945 Transfer to Reconstruction Finance Corp. Canon Airport, Charlotte, NC
Civilian Ownership N49750 04/03/1945 Paul J. Brown Spartanburg, SC Recovered and refurbished by Paul J. Brown on 07/11/1946. Total time: 1,597.45 hours, Time on Engine: 175.15 hours. New Prop installed. FAA Regisry: NC49750. 06/01/1945 Moss & Brown, Inc. (B. H. Ginn, Jr.) Spartanburg, SC 02/04/1948 Fairforest Airport, Inc. Spartanburg, SC 03/15/1949 Moss & Brown, Inc. (B. H. Ginn, Jr.) Spartanburg, SC 04/06/1949 Marvin Moore Spartanburg, SC 01/26/1950 J. B. League Simpsonville, SC 03/28/1951 Richard Cox Greenville, SC 03/22/1952 Ray Duncan & Jimmie Ewing Anderson, SC 11/30/1952 Robert N. Kitchens & David A. Deal Augusta, GA 05/07/1952 James E. Lollis Greenwood, SC 11/11/1955 Clyde D. Sharpe Abbeville, SC 10/21/1957 David R. Stapleton Lumber City, GA 09/03/1958 C. H. Espy Dothan, AL 09/15/1958 Alair Aviation, Inc. Dothan, AL 06/20/1959 C. H. Espy Dothan, AL 11/11/1959 John W. Hicks Ft. Rucker, AL 04/14/1970 Aircraft Reported Destroyed to FAA 10/04/1988 Robert L. Alsobrook Lafayette, AL 02/04/1989 James M. Bagwell Cartersville, GA 07/25/1992 John R. Owens & E. M. Gumbert Lexington, KY 06/20/2002 John R. Owens Lexington, KY
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