I was wondering if any of you guys can help me with something.

So, in he story, the main charictor’s grandfather served in the Second World War as a piolet, and still flies to this day. My question is, what civilian plane was most common back in the late 40s and early 50s?

Also, can you give me a discription of the plane? I’m visually impaired, so... yeah.

Thanks.

What country is he from?

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United States

6853897 Probably some sort of crop duster-style biplane or a similar model open cockpit aircraft, maybe a waterplane if he lived near a lake. Think Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, the end of the first scene where he escapes. If he had money, maybe one of the single-wing closed cockpit aircraft or some small 4 person craft.

The specifics probably aren't all that important in a story.

A good choice is a P51 Mustang. It was a very good fighter during the war, but after it ended the military sold alot of them for very cheap.

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Piper Cubs or ERCO Ercoupes were popular after the war. You could actually buy a Ercoupe out of the Sears and Macy’s catalogs in 1946/47 and they were designed for wounded pilots coming back so they’re very simple planes.

Though it was a two pilot plane the C-47 (DC-3) was pretty common.