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Major Charles Carpenter strapped not one but six M1A1 bazookas to the wing struts of his Grasshopper. Charles Carpenter, or “Bazooka Charlie” as he’s now remembered, served as an Army pilot in the Second World War, tasked with locating enemy positions from the air for artillery bombardment. Aircraft like Carpenter’s unarmed L-4 Grasshopper were perfect for low-level, low-speed reconnaissance, but ol’ Bazooka Charlie aspired to do more than spot enemy tanks…he wanted to destroy them himself. The L-4 Grasshopper military aircraft was just a Piper J-3 Cub with some added plexig...