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Piper J-3 Cub Flitfire "Flitfire Texas" photo

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Piper J-3 Cub Flitfire "Flitfire Texas" on the ground, tied down, at Flushing Airport, Queens, New York; circa 1935-1940. In right background, distant one-half right front view of Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA) Douglas DC-3 landing.

From Repository Loc: National Air and Space Museum, Archives Division, MRC 322, Washington, DC, 20560

Local Number: XXXX-0359_HGD-311-26

http://siris-archives.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1314MM55T5111.65255&profile=allimg&uri=full=3100039~!273702~!9&ri=1&aspect=subtab164&menu=search&source=~!siarchives&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=nasm&index=.GI&uindex=&aspect=subtab164&menu=search&ri=1#focus


View from ground level looking down between two rows of Piper J-3 Cubs known as "Flitfires" at Flushing, N.Y. airport. The "Flitfires" were the result of a Piper distributorship effort to raise money for the Royal Air Force Benevolent

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