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The Piper L-21B Super Cub is a two-seat high-wing liaison aircraft. The Piper PA-18
Super Cub flew for the first time in 1949, and the FAA Type certification was
awarded on 18 November 1949. The first production Super Cubs were delivered in 1949. Over
10.000 Super Cubs were built, including about 8,500 civilian Super Cubs and more than 1,800
delivered to the U.S. and several foreign military services as L-18Cs and L-21s for liaison;
training; transport and target tugs work. Most of the Super Cubs were built until 1981 when
production originally ceased. Super Cub production resumed by WTA between 1982 and 1988 totalled
250. Between 1988 and 1994 Piper Aircraft built another 102. |
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On 29 August 1975, the 1955-built Piper L-21B Super Cub R-163 (ex 54-2453) was photographed at
Groningen Airport Eelde in the Netherlands when in service with the Groep Lichte Vliegtuigen.
The Royal Netherlands Air Force operated over 100 Piper L-18C, L-21A and L-21B Super Cubs. The aircraft
were owned by the Army but flown and technical supported by Groep Lichte Vliegtuigen, formed by
298, 299 and 300 squadron of the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (RNethAF). After retirement from the military duties several
of the Dutch military Super Cubs were transferred to the KNVvL, including Piper L-21B Super Cub R-163. On 23 February 1977, L-21B Super
Cub R-163 was registered PH-LET as a Piper PA-18-135 with the KNVvL - Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging voor Luchtvaart, Arnhem.
Piper PA-18-135 Super Cub PH-LET was used as glider-tug at gliding
center Terlet until it was sold in the UK and registered G-BIRH on 19 March 1981.
In 2004, it was still in use with the Aquila Gliding Club based at Hinton in the Hedges airfield near Brackley in Northamptonshire, England. |
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