Piper Aircraft Corporation

Piper Aircraft Corporation is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Clinton County, dedicated 2024.

Clinton County · dedicated 2024 · One Piper Way

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Founded as Taylor Bros. in 1927. In the 1930s William T. Piper purchased the company and moved it to Lock Haven in 1937, rebranding as Piper Aircraft Corp. Employed more than 2,000 people at its height. Manufactured nearly 77,000 general aviation aircraft here, include-ing 20,000 J-3 Cubs, Piper's most popular model. In WWII, thousands of modified Cubs, known as L-4 Grasshoppers, served to train pilots and provide reconnaissance.

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