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Cushman Scooters and the Cushman Husky engine were used at military facilities during WW2. Cushman made an Airborne version for the military with a channel iron frame that was designed to be dropped by parachute. This model is shown in picture three.
1942 Cushman Auto Glide Model 53 Motor Scooter made for WWII. Motor Scooters, Vespa Scooters
Cushman made nearly 5,000 airborne scooters for the military beginning in 1944. The rugged, simple Model 53 could travel through a foot of water, climb a 25 percent grade and had a range of about 100 miles. The Cushman scooter and hand cart were donated by Lt. Col. (Ret.) Frederick M. Serfass, Douglasville, Penn., in 2003. TECHNICAL NOTES:
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Cushman made 4,734 airborne scooters for the military beginning in 1944. The rugged, simple Model 53 could travel through a foot of water, climb a 25 percent grade, and had a range of approximately 100 miles. The scooter is powered by a Cushman 1-cylinder 16M71 producing 4.6 hp. The scooter weighs 255 lbs and has a maximum speed of 40 mph.
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Two wheel scooters were introduced in 1936 by Cushman Motor Works to provide more applications and increase sales for the engines during the Great Depression. Author's photo. Scooter two shows how the parachute would be attached for parachuting from a C-47 during an airborne assault. Author's photo.
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The History of the Cushman - Making Motor Scooters For The Military In WW2 Articles Oct 29, 2016 Ian Harvey, Guest Author Cushman Model 53 Airborne Scooter When the US joined World War II, Nebraska towns began looking for military contracts, sponsoring bond drives and recycling and scrap drives as they looked for ways to help the war effort.
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1944 Cushman Model 53 Airborne Description. MotoeXotica is pleased to offer this 1944 Cushman Airborne scooter in Army Green. This is a Cushman Auto Glide model 53 Motor Scooter made for WW2 Airborne troops. The rugged. simple Model 53 was designed to travel through a foot of water. climb a 25 percent grade and had a range of about 100 miles.
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Cushman Scooters and the Cushman Husky engine were used at military facilities during WW2. Cushman also made an Airborne version for the military with a channel iron frame that was designed to be dropped by parachute.
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Cushman Motor Scooter for WW2 Airborne troops. This Cushman Motor Scooter was made for WW2 Airborne troops. The rugged, simple Model 32 was designed to travel through a foot of water, climb a 25 percent grade and had a range of about 100 miles. History. The Cushman Motor Works was in the business of making engines for industrial and farm use.
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The company grew slowly until WWII. During WWII they made three models of Cushman scooters: the model 32 as shown, a model 39 three-wheeler and a model 53 airborne that was parachuted out of aircraft. I am restoring a 1944 airborne at the present time. Only 7,534 of these were made. Mine is the 387th unit made.
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Founded in 1901 as a manufacturer of small internal-combustion engines for farm equipment and boats, the Cushman Motor Works added motor scooters to its product line in 1936. Filling a gap between bicycles and motorcycles, the Cushman scooter was popular among high school students, adults (as an economical "second car") and small businesses.
Cushman Model 53 Airborne Scooter WW2
Produced between 1935-45, the Type 97, or Rikuo, was a WW2-era Japanese motorcycle that was a copy of the Harley-Davidson. Produced under a license from the American company, the vehicle was used by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) - in particular, those on the home islands.
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The Cushman Model 53 is probably as cool as a scooter gets. 4,734 of these bikes were produced to serve the US in World War II. These bare-bones scoots were intended to primarily be messenger bikes, helping to increase the mobility of…
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Cushman was founded in 1903 by the Cushman brothers to make small engines. 1922 saw the introduction of the Husky 4-cycle engine. Scooters were introduced in 1936 to help sell more Husky engines. Their Scooters helped out in World War 2 as they were dropped over enemy lines via parachute with the troops giving instant mobility to our servicemen.
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This Cushman Motor Scooter was made for WW2 Airborne troops. The rugged, simple Model 32 was designed to travel through a foot of water, climb a 25 percent grade and had a range of about 100 miles.. During WWII they made three models of Cushman scooters: the model 32 as shown, a model 39 three-wheeler and a model 53 airborne that was.
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Cushman made 4,734 airborne scooters for the military beginning in 1944. The rugged, simple Model 53 could travel through a foot of water, climb a 25 percent grade and had a range of approximately 100 miles. Technical notes: Engine: Cushman 1-cylinder 16M71 of 4.6 hp Maximum speed: 40 mph Weight: 255 lbs