Bazooka Charlie and his Piper Cub with bazookas bolted on as a vehicle

I think it’d be a neat BR1 CAS plane, basically an analog to the night witches Po-2 squad.

Story goes, Charles Carpenter bolted 6 bazookas to his Piper L-4 Grasshopper(effectively a Piper Cub) and used it as an ersatz CAS plane. Other L-4 pilots also put bazookas on their planes but Charles was the most successful in terms of credited tank kills.


A photo of Charles and his Piper, Rosie the Rocketeer, with 3 M1 bazookas attached to the wing strut.

7 Likes

Seems like even shttier plane than U2 is. Nice! I need it.

3 Likes

I don’t mind trading anti-infantry lethality for anti-tank capability
He’s worth $30

I would pay $40, if there were another 3 M1 on other wing? :stuck_out_tongue:

3 on each strut.

1 Like

Was wondering, due to the wording on the photo and his 3 M1 :stuck_out_tongue: