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- Presentation of 1946 Piper Cub J-3 Airplane at Old Car Festival in Greenfield Village, September 1961 - Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival brings together hundreds of vintage motor vehicles and thousands of spectators each year. Vehicles, even airplanes, were sometimes given to the museum's collection during the event. William T. Piper, founding president of Piper Aircraft Corporation, presented a 1946 Piper Cub J-3 to the institution in 1961.
- September 16, 1961
- Collections - Artifact
Presentation of 1946 Piper Cub J-3 Airplane at Old Car Festival in Greenfield Village, September 1961
Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival brings together hundreds of vintage motor vehicles and thousands of spectators each year. Vehicles, even airplanes, were sometimes given to the museum's collection during the event. William T. Piper, founding president of Piper Aircraft Corporation, presented a 1946 Piper Cub J-3 to the institution in 1961.
- Presentation of 1946 Piper Cub J-3 Airplane at Old Car Festival in Greenfield Village, September 1961 - Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival brings together hundreds of vintage motor vehicles and thousands of spectators each year. Vehicles, even airplanes, were sometimes given to the museum's collection during the event. William T. Piper, founding president of Piper Aircraft Corporation, presented a 1946 Piper Cub J-3 to the institution in 1961.
- September 16, 1961
- Collections - Artifact
Presentation of 1946 Piper Cub J-3 Airplane at Old Car Festival in Greenfield Village, September 1961
Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival brings together hundreds of vintage motor vehicles and thousands of spectators each year. Vehicles, even airplanes, were sometimes given to the museum's collection during the event. William T. Piper, founding president of Piper Aircraft Corporation, presented a 1946 Piper Cub J-3 to the institution in 1961.
- Piper Airplane Matchbook, circa 1945 -
- circa 1945
- Collections - Artifact
Piper Airplane Matchbook, circa 1945
- Presentation of 1946 Piper Cub J-3 Airplane at Old Car Festival in Greenfield Village, September 1961 - Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival brings together hundreds of vintage motor vehicles and thousands of spectators each year. Vehicles, even airplanes, were sometimes given to the museum's collection during the event. William T. Piper, founding president of Piper Aircraft Corporation, presented a 1946 Piper Cub J-3 to the institution in 1961.
- September 16, 1961
- Collections - Artifact
Presentation of 1946 Piper Cub J-3 Airplane at Old Car Festival in Greenfield Village, September 1961
Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival brings together hundreds of vintage motor vehicles and thousands of spectators each year. Vehicles, even airplanes, were sometimes given to the museum's collection during the event. William T. Piper, founding president of Piper Aircraft Corporation, presented a 1946 Piper Cub J-3 to the institution in 1961.
- 1946 Piper Cub J-3 High Wing Monoplane - The simple and inexpensive Piper Cub J-3 is often referred to as the "Model T of the air" because of its popularity. Some 20,000 of the craft were built between 1938 and 1947, costing anywhere from $1,000 to $2,500 each. These slow and stable airplanes were ideal for pilot training, and popular for sport flying as well.
- 1946
- Collections - Artifact
1946 Piper Cub J-3 High Wing Monoplane
The simple and inexpensive Piper Cub J-3 is often referred to as the "Model T of the air" because of its popularity. Some 20,000 of the craft were built between 1938 and 1947, costing anywhere from $1,000 to $2,500 each. These slow and stable airplanes were ideal for pilot training, and popular for sport flying as well.
- Presentation of 1946 Piper Cub J-3 Airplane at Old Car Festival in Greenfield Village, September 1961 - Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival brings together hundreds of vintage motor vehicles and thousands of spectators each year. Vehicles, even airplanes, were sometimes given to the museum's collection during the event. William T. Piper, founding president of Piper Aircraft Corporation, presented a 1946 Piper Cub J-3 to the institution in 1961.
- September 16, 1961
- Collections - Artifact
Presentation of 1946 Piper Cub J-3 Airplane at Old Car Festival in Greenfield Village, September 1961
Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival brings together hundreds of vintage motor vehicles and thousands of spectators each year. Vehicles, even airplanes, were sometimes given to the museum's collection during the event. William T. Piper, founding president of Piper Aircraft Corporation, presented a 1946 Piper Cub J-3 to the institution in 1961.