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I thought you might enjoy the following "Free L4s" Civil Air Patrol Ad from 1949. With regards; ED OBRIEN
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HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON
CIVIL AIR PATROL - UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
Bolling Air Force Base, Washington 25, D.C.
19 September 1949
6A
452.
SUBJECT: L-4 Aircraft - Surplus
TO : All Wing Commanders and AF-CAP Liaison Officers
1. One hundred and thirty-five (135) surplus L-4 type aircraft have been made available to National Headquarters, Civil Air Patrol, "as is, where is". These aircraft are located as follows: 105 at Pyote Air Force Base, Texas and 30 at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. These aircraft are available to the various Civil Air Patrol wings at no cost except as outlined below. They are Civil Air Patrol property and will be carried on respective Wing Supply Accounts to which allocated. National Headquarters will receipt for the entire allotment from the respective Air Force Base concerned an will issue certificates of transfer of ownership (AF Forms 104C) to each wing allocated aircraft for purposes of registering for flying or for ground instruction.
2. CONDITION OF AIRCRAFT:
a. At Pyote Air Force Base. Fifty-two (52) L-4's at Pyote Air Force Base have been flown only one hour (acft & engine), the necessary manufacturers test hop. They were then disassembled and crated in light wood crates 21'6" X 4 1/2 X 7'1" with no inner seal; total weight each 4.050 pounds. They have been in these crates for over four years. The fabric is reported in excellent condition, the engines are pickled, the metal parts cosmolined, with no evidence of rust. Of the other fifty-three (53) at Pyote Air Force Base, forty-three (43) have been flown an average of 200 hours, are reported in good condition, are disassembled, engines pickled, but are not crated. The balance of ten (10) are in poor condition and will be good only for spare parts. Twenty-seven (27) of these forty-three (43) L-4s are without propellers. You will be advise if a propeller is necessary on an aircraft allocated to your wing.
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HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON
CIVIL AIR PATROL - UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
Bolling Air Force Base, Washington 25, D.C.
19 September 1949
6A
452.
SUBJECT: L-4 Aircraft - Surplus
TO : All Wing Commanders and AF-CAP Liaison Officers
1. One hundred and thirty-five (135) surplus L-4 type aircraft have been made available to National Headquarters, Civil Air Patrol, "as is, where is". These aircraft are located as follows: 105 at Pyote Air Force Base, Texas and 30 at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. These aircraft are available to the various Civil Air Patrol wings at no cost except as outlined below. They are Civil Air Patrol property and will be carried on respective Wing Supply Accounts to which allocated. National Headquarters will receipt for the entire allotment from the respective Air Force Base concerned an will issue certificates of transfer of ownership (AF Forms 104C) to each wing allocated aircraft for purposes of registering for flying or for ground instruction.
2. CONDITION OF AIRCRAFT:
a. At Pyote Air Force Base. Fifty-two (52) L-4's at Pyote Air Force Base have been flown only one hour (acft & engine), the necessary manufacturers test hop. They were then disassembled and crated in light wood crates 21'6" X 4 1/2 X 7'1" with no inner seal; total weight each 4.050 pounds. They have been in these crates for over four years. The fabric is reported in excellent condition, the engines are pickled, the metal parts cosmolined, with no evidence of rust. Of the other fifty-three (53) at Pyote Air Force Base, forty-three (43) have been flown an average of 200 hours, are reported in good condition, are disassembled, engines pickled, but are not crated. The balance of ten (10) are in poor condition and will be good only for spare parts. Twenty-seven (27) of these forty-three (43) L-4s are without propellers. You will be advise if a propeller is necessary on an aircraft allocated to your wing.
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