Aeronca L-16A Grasshopper, G-BFAF / 7BCM-11, Private
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Registration: G-BFAF
Construction Number: 7BCM-11
Code Number: 47-797 A-797
Model Aeronca L-16A Grasshopper
Operator: Private
Airport: Stoke Golding, Nuneaton (X3NN), UK - England
Airshow: Stoke Golding - Stakeout - 2019
Photographer: David Crompton
Date Taken: 30/06/2019
Date Submitted: 03/03/2021
A-797 is a Korean War L16A its USAF serial number is 47-797. After standing for over 20 years restoration commenced in 2014 and was completed in 2018 and a Permit to Fly issued. Originality was the key to the rebuild and this has been retained, powered by a Continental 0-190-1and still retaining the Multipoint Mechanical Fuel Injection.
Picture ID:1745450