History behind the photo of NC 88172 air start

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This photo gets circulated quite a bit, and this is the first description of the photo that I've come across.

Don't try this at home! Merle Larson prepares to start a J-3 engine in flight over Concord CA in 1946. Gladys Davis is flying the Cub from the rear seat. Larson was a WWII B-24 veteran, airshow pilot, and aircraft designer—"and no circus daredevil," says Bill Larkins, who took this photograph.

http://www.pipercubforum.com/handprop.htm

 

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