| Cushman 53 Airborne Scooter being used by a Paratrooper from the 101st Airborne Division, Normandy France June 1944. |
| Type: Scooter, Motor, Airborne Government Number: G-683 Model: 53 Manufacturer: Cushman Date of Delivery: 1944 Serial Number: Unknown Registration Number: Unknown |
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| The front tire is marked: Firestone 6.00x6 2 PLY, above left photo. The rear tire is marked: Cushman Autoglide 4 PLY MUD AND SNOW, above right photo. |
| Reproduction nomenclature plate, above left photo. The exact serial number of this Cushman 53 Scooter is not currently known. The brass data plate under the nomenclature plate is believed to be a post-war registration plate applied after 1947. |
| Parachute D-Ring located behind the handle bars, above left photo. Parachute D-Ring located behind the gas tank, above right photo. The Cushman 53 Scooter was designed specifically to be air dropped by parachute. |
| Engine nomenclature plate, above left photo. This plate is marked: CUSHMAN AUTO-GLIDE MODEL 53 HUSKY ENGINE MODEL 16 M 71 HP 4 ENG. NO. A20629 |
| TM 9-876 Technical Manual for the Cushman 53 Airborne Motor Scooter Dated 5 April 1944, above left photo. New Old Stock (NOS) Brake Lining Set in shipping box, above right photo. |
| Spare seat with post-war black leather covering, above left photo. |