https://www.caffrenchwing.fr/en/2022/10/23/piper-ne-1-cub-buaer-26359/ Branche française de la Commemorative Air Force Tue, 19 Nov 2024 07:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.caffrenchwing.fr/en/2022/10/23/piper-ne-1-cub-buaer-26359/#comment-4647 Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:07:03 +0000 https://www.caffrenchwing.fr/?p=7332#comment-4647 The first 4 Cubs were ordered in August 1941 and delivered in September under the designation YO-59, the 'Y' indicating service test and evaluation. 435 more were delivered under the designation O-59, while the remainder manufactured from April 2, 1942 onward were designated L-4, except those delivered to the Navy. Because the Army Air Corps became the Army Air Forces on June 20, 1941, technically speaking, ALL of the Cubs were ordered by the AAF, not by the AAC.

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