"Robert Moore" wrote in message
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"Alan Erskine" wrote
Beautiful! Early Piper Cub?

Not really....but they were both designed by C.G. Taylor. This one is
the Taylorcraft BC-12. Taylor designed the Taylorcraft after his
association with W.T.Piper and the E-2 "CUB".

The following from Wikipedia:

Thanks for the information; certainly explains the family resemblance.
Beautiful aircraft.