Grasshopper leaps through history
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Nevada, Mo. -- A group of local aviators affiliated with the Air and Military Museum of the Ozarks in Springfield has a 1943 L-3B-AE Aeronca Grasshopper at the Nevada Airport. Designated as a liaison plane the aircraft was used for several duties. The plane is the military version of the Aeronca Model 65 "Defender."