Piper L-4 "Grasshopper" at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo) The slow-moving L-4 Grasshopper was the ideal plane for spotting hidden German armor during World ...
The Army’s L-4 Grasshopper, which is more commonly known by its civilian moniker, the Piper J-3 Cub, was an American design out of the Piper Aircraft firm that first went into production in 1938. Its ...
Flying a slow, unarmed Grasshopper, Major Charles “Bazooka Charlie” Carpenter wasn’t supposed to attack—until he bolted six bazookas to his plane and took on German armor himself. From the skies over ...