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at no additional cost to the dealers. Strohmeier requested the 48 U.S. Piper dealers to donate one Cub, which would represent the state of their choice. For every donation, Piper set aside 20 minutes of manufacturing time, which was sufficient to build one aircraft. A total of 49 Cubs were donated to support the fund raiser, one named for each of the 48 states, plus
William Piper's initial donation registered as NC1776. All funds collected went to the RAFBF and none went toward expenses.
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abbreviated "R.A.F. Benevolent Fund". The name of the state of each aircraft was painted on its nose cowl. All
Flitfires were manufactured at the Lock Haven plant in twelve days between 10 – 22 April 1941. The 49 Cubs were nicknamed "Flitfires" by Piper factory workers because of their markings, which were similar to the famed
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was equipped with a portable radio loaned by Lear Avia Inc. Control of the flights was possible through these radio sets, despite the fact the
Flitfires were not equipped with external antennas or shielded ignitions. The Flitfire Brigade's New York landing was the largest mass landing ever attempted up to that time.
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flight training facility at
Somerset Hills Airport. In September 1941, Ivan Stone of West Virginia flew his Flitfire to the now abandoned Princeton Airport in West Virginia. Also in 1941, Leo Arany flew a Flitfire to Clatsop Airport in Astoria, Oregon. In June 1941 Lon Cooper, a Civilian U.S. Army
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appointed Thomas Beck, President of the RAFBF, as the "Special and
Extraordinary Mayor of the City of New York" from 9:00 p.m. until the close of the festivities. The airplanes were christened simultaneously by 48 fashion models who popped red, white and blue toy air balloons that were fastened
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were painted on the wings and fuselage; a red, white and blue fin flash was painted on the vertical stabilizer. NC1776 was distinguished from the other 48 Flitfires by the full words "Royal Air Force
Benevolent Fund" painted on its fuselage to the rear of the RAF roundel; the other Flitfires had the
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The day after the ceremonies, the 48 Flitfires left LaGuardia for fund-raising tours, each heading to the state for which it was named. Subsequently, little is known about each
Flitfire. Many distributors used joy rides and other gimmicks to raise money for families of RAF pilots who had been lost
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as a grand national prize, with all proceeds going to the RAFBF. At the start of April 1941, Bill
Strohmeier, Piper’s Sales and Promotion Manager, then encouraged Piper dealers across the country to order further ones for their own use. The special silver finish with RAF-style insignia was included
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Asheboro, North Carolina. In 2015 "Flitfire New Jersey" won the Sentimental Journey Award for Best J-3 Cub. Also as of 2015, twelve Flitfires are airworthy and registered with the FAA. In 1963 a Flitfire was exported to Canada and in 1971 another was exported to Germany. In 1992 the Flitfire
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The festivities were held in the Kitty Hawk Room at the airport's administration building. There was a dinner and a show followed by cocktails. Next was the raffle drawing for NC1776, which was won by Jack
Krindler from New York City. This was followed by games which included a garter toss and a
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On Tuesday, 29 April 1941, the Flitfires left Flushing Airport and were ferried to LaGuardia Field in groups of six, plus squadron leader flying in close formation. The normal $ 2.50 landing fee was waived by Mayor LaGuardia. Traffic was handled by airport cars using two way radios. Each aircraft
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After the war, all the Flitfires vanished into private hands and into obscurity. Over the next 70 years many became non-airworthy. The few still flying were repainted the traditional yellow Cub color, concealing the Flitfire's history. As more was learned about their unique story, several were
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The silver Cubs that made up the "Flitfire Brigade" left Lock Haven on Sunday, 27 April 1941. T.H. Miller of the Lehigh Aircraft Co. was flight commander. Considerable preparations were made to organize the flight into military formation. The Flitfires were flown in precise formation by Piper
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employee-pilots, known as Cub Fliers. William Piper flew in the Brigade as a line pilot. Seven squadrons of seven airplanes took off, one after another, under direction of squadron leaders that included William Piper's brother, Tony Piper. The Cubs landed at Allentown-Bethlehem Airport (now
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This fund raising program consisted of 49 Flitfire aircraft, one paid for by Piper Aircraft and 48 by Piper distributors. All were built by Piper. There was a Flitfire named for each of the 48 states in the union at that time. These airplanes were colloquially known as "The Flitfire Brigade."
361:, where it served as a training plane for the Department of Defense. On 9 August 1941, a 17-year-old high school senior, Kenneth A Turner, won "Flitfire New Jersey" at the Basking Ridge Fire Company's 32nd annual carnival. Turner immediately sold it for $ 1,200.00 to the
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Since then at least three other Flitfires are known to have been restored to their original silver-doped finish: "Flitfire NC1776", "Flitfire New Jersey" and "Flitfire Indiana". After a meticulous restoration, "Flitfire NC1776" is on display at the
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in St. Petersburg, Florida. "Flitfire Wisconsin" was purchased 24 April 1941 by Stainislaw Aircraft Inc., a Piper dealer in West Bend, Wisconsin. It was sold to Racine Flying Service, Inc. in July 1941, who operated it in Wisconsin until 1951.
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state-of-the-art machine where guests could “Bomb Berlin for a Buck!” along with other entertainment. These activities raised more funds for the RAF. That night the 1,000 gala attendees raised an additional $ 12,000.00 for the RAFBF.
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The other forty-eight Cubs had one of three engines: Continental, Lycoming or Franklin. To honor the RAF, instead of the signature yellow Cub color, the Flitfire airplanes were painted silver with RAF insignia.
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More than 1,000 social and business leaders, stage and screen stars, and aviation enthusiasts attended a black tie event to celebrate the arrival of the Flitfire Cubs in
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restored back to their original paint scheme. In 1991 "Flitfire Wisconsin", the 22nd Cub to come off Piper's Flitfire line on 16 April 1941, was restored at
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in combat. Some of the Flitfires were raffled off. Some Flitfires were sold to flight schools and continued to support the war by training pilots in the
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The first Flitfire, NC1776, a J3F-65, serial number 6600, was powered by a Franklin 65 hp (48 kW) engine that was donated by the manufacturer
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to support RAF casualties and their families, worked to provide welfare to the RAF and families who were affected in the new conflict.
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1288:"Ridge Carnival Most Successful, Chief Craig Says Best Since 1926. 'Flitfire' Airplane Awarded To High School Senior".
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manufacturer in the United States, Piper Aircraft Corporation of
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740:"The Flitfire Cub: Piper's Little Known Pre-WWII Contribution"
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Edwards, Randall (July 16, 1991). "Plane Has Proud History".
1275:"Glimpse of History: An airport tucked in the Somerset Hills"
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902:"Flitfire Brigade Starts Nation Wide Tour For R.A.F. Fund".
1319:"Lon Cooper recalls WWII Civilian Pilot Training Program"
1138:"Mass Fly-Away Of 48 Cubs In 'Flitfire Brigade' Sunday".
501:"Shindig at N. Y. Airport Opens Fund Drive for R.A.F.".
353:. After touring the U.S., NC1776 was sold to Safair, a
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In April 1941, prior to the United States' entry into
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840:. Northamptonshire, England: Vintage Aircraft Club.
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1307:. Princeton, West Virginia. September 28, 1941.
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836:Mason, Arthur (1991). "The 'Flitfire' Cubs".
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1292:. Beardsville, New Jersey. August 14, 1941.
1142:. Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. April 23, 1941.
950:"The Biggest And Best Radio Premium...Ever"
708:"RAF Benevolent Fund, History and heritage"
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1246:. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. June 7, 1941.
1231:. Florence, South Carolina. May 17, 1941.
1020:. Sharon & Steve Krog: 4. March 2014.
765:"Pilot Instructions for Flitfire Brigade"
38:"Flitfire Wisconsin" Rickenbacker Airport
1111:Strohmeier, William D. (February 1942).
613:. Alamo Liaison Squadron. Archived from
553:"Here and There, Fund Raising Flitfires"
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1060:"Royal Air Force Supermarine Spitfire"
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337:Flitfire Texas in the field, ca. 1941
217:At Flushing Field in Queens, New York
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1086:"World War II: Supermarine Spitfire"
782:"Worth a Second Glance: Prize Piper"
269:, then east to a point south of the
16:Special edition of the Piper J-3 Cub
1227:"Comes In Behalf Royal Air Force".
694:"The Battle of Britain – Aftermath"
233:Flitfire Brigade's flight formation
224:Lehigh Valley International Airport
851:Dellenbusch, Jennifer (May 2011).
742:. EAA Vintage Aircraft Association
393:Rickenbacker International Airport
14:
1303:"Princeton City Airport Briefs".
922:"H.R. 1776 Lend-Lease Act (1941)"
806:Munson, Russell (December 1977).
48:Multipurpose light civil aircraft
1380:"What Our Members Are Restoring"
1164:. New York City. April 30, 1941.
144:(10 July - 31 October 1940) the
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2916:Single-engined tractor aircraft
1040:. New York City. April 20, 1941
910:(2). Piper Aircraft Corp. 1941.
866:(V). Aviation Group Limited: 35
637:"Cover of 'Plane on the Cover'"
505:. May 12, 1941. pp. 36–37.
449:Johnson, Dennis K. (May 2019),
324:Civilian Pilot Training Program
150:Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund
126:Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund
1363:"The Old Hangar: flitfire-wip"
1323:20th Century Aviation Magazine
990:. May 12, 1941. pp. 36–37
401:North Carolina Aviation Museum
385:North Carolina Aviation Museum
241:Flight path over New York City
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1213:. Norwalk, Ohio. May 5, 1941.
1012:"N41CL - Flitfires History".
186:Air Cooled Motors Corporation
159:The RAFBF was supported by a
2921:Aircraft first flown in 1941
1402:"Not Just Another Cub Story"
180:Silver Cub with RAF insignia
97:is a special edition of the
2036:Single-engine prop aircraft
1117:Flying and Popular Aviation
672:Flying and Popular Aviation
641:Flying and Popular Aviation
209:From Lock Haven to New York
171:decided to donate a single
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534:"How to Fly a Piper Cub".
1305:Bluefield Daily Telegraph
1186:. AOPA: 60. July 1, 1986.
538:. AOPA: 59. July 1, 1986.
339:Hans Groenhoff Collection
253:; then proceeded over to
77:10 – 22 April 1941
40:Columbus Ohio, July 1991
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2906:Aviation in World War II
1182:"A Flitfire's Odyssey".
668:"The Plane on the Cover"
643:: Front Cover. July 1941
476:"The Plane on the Cover"
451:"A Flitfire Flies Again"
263:George Washington Bridge
198:Royal Air Force roundels
165:Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
1244:Harrisburg Evening News
936:"H.R. 1776 Act at NARA"
563:(90): 349. May 15, 1941
482:. July 1941. p. 58
383:Flitfire NC1776 at the
853:"The All-American Cub"
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1229:Florence Morning News
1211:Sandusky Star Journal
810:. Flying. p. 103
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1092:on September 6, 2015
738:Platts, T.S. "Max".
617:on November 10, 2016
328:War Training Service
203:Supermarine Spitfire
107:Supermarine Spitfire
2648:Post War Airplane 8
2643:Post War Airplane 6
2638:Post War Airplane 1
2443:Cherokee Pathfinder
1597:PA-12 Super Cruiser
1184:AOPA Pilot Magazine
954:The Old Radio Times
536:AOPA Pilot Magazine
355:fixed-base operator
2911:High-wing aircraft
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1140:Lock Haven Express
1113:"Pilots' Paradise"
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1325:. August 14, 2013
1199:naval-history.net
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357:(FBO) located in
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1501:Aircraft
1438:"NC1776"
1408:July 19,
1386:July 19,
1329:July 23,
1123:July 21,
1044:July 20,
994:July 19,
814:July 19,
788:July 19,
746:July 19,
678:July 19,
621:July 19,
567:July 22,
347:War Bond
326:and the
95:Flitfire
2748:Warrior
2668:Sequoya
2598:Papoose
2468:Clipper
2428:Charger
2393:Arapaho
2383:Altaire
2025:Company
1964:(Sudan)
1777:Top Cub
1564:J-3 Cub
770:. 1941.
330:(WTS).
2793:UC-83B
2788:UC-83A
2663:Seneca
2633:Pocono
2608:Pawnee
2588:Navajo
2583:Mojave
2578:Mirage
2568:Malibu
2513:Dakota
2398:Archer
2388:Apache
2302:PA-31T
2221:PA-32R
1509:Taylor
1495:family
557:Flight
480:Flying
301:Malaya
2783:UC-83
2771:USAAF
2767:USAAC
2593:Pacer
2543:Lance
2413:Cadet
2408:Aztec
2403:Arrow
2371:Names
2358:PA-47
2342:PA-60
2337:PA-44
2332:PA-42
2327:PA-41
2322:PA-40
2317:PA-39
2312:PA-35
2307:PA-34
2297:PA-31
2292:PA-30
2287:PA-27
2282:PA-23
2262:PA-21
2246:PA-48
2241:PA-46
2236:PA-38
2231:PA-36
2226:PA-33
2216:PA-32
2211:PA-29
2206:PA-28
2201:PA-26
2196:PA-25
2191:PA-24
2186:PA-10
2166:PWA-8
2161:PWA-6
2156:PWA-1
2135:PA-22
2130:PA-20
2125:PA-19
2120:PA-18
2115:PA-17
2110:PA-16
2105:PA-15
2100:PA-14
2095:PA-12
2090:PA-11
2017:Piper
1962:SAFAT
1686:Dudek
1549:Piper
1490:Piper
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856:(PDF)
768:(PDF)
561:XXXIX
408:Notes
45:Role
2833:U-11
2823:TG-8
2818:O-59
2813:L-21
2808:L-18
2803:L-14
2775:USAF
2563:M700
2558:M600
2553:M500
2548:M350
2473:Colt
2351:Jets
2181:PA-8
2176:PA-7
2171:PA-6
2151:PT-1
1891:TG-8
1886:TG-6
1879:O-59
1874:O-57
1867:L-21
1855:L-18
1850:L-14
1826:C-93
1809:C-83
1782:XCub
1755:CC19
1410:2015
1388:2015
1331:2015
1125:2015
1098:2015
1072:2015
1046:2015
996:2015
987:Life
962:2015
872:2015
864:VIII
816:2015
790:2015
748:2015
680:2015
649:2019
623:2015
569:2015
503:LIFE
488:2020
463:2021
299:HMS
257:and
93:The
2871:LBP
2866:LNP
2843:USN
2828:U-7
2798:L-4
2483:Cub
2085:P-4
2080:P-2
2075:P-1
2070:J-5
2065:J-4
2060:J-3
2055:J-2
2050:F-2
1941:LNT
1936:LMT
1924:LNP
1907:USN
1898:U-7
1843:F/G
1838:L-4
1833:L-2
1694:V-1
1557:J-2
1539:J-2
1532:H-2
1527:G-2
1522:F-2
1517:E-2
1493:Cub
1018:180
87:51
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2876:UO
2861:NE
2856:HE
2851:AE
1929:NE
1919:HE
1914:AE
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