CHAA Harvards

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Since there are about a dozen Harvards that are flown by the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association (either owned by CHAA or privately) I thought it would be easier to use one topic and have one post per aircraft.

I'll start off with CHAA-owned Harvards:

Serial #: RCAF 3191
Construction #: 75-3465
Civil Registry: CF-MTX, C-FMTX, N3191G
Model: Harvard Mk II
Name: none
Status: Under Restoration
Last info: 2011
History:
- BOC: 6.25.41.
- SOC: 9.26.60.
Harold A. Engel, Waterloo, Ontario, 1965-1966.
- Registered as CF-MTX.
Kenneth Gamble Ltd, Hamilton, Ontario, 1968.
Stanley Castle, Toronto, Ontario, 1968-1975.
Norm Beckham/Bob Hewitt/Len Fallowfield, Woodstock, Ontario, 12.1975-1992.
- Flown as RCAF 3191.
Jim Goff/Seminole Air Centre, Seminole, Oklahoma, 4.1992-1995.
- Registered as N3191G.
Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association, Tillsonburg, Ontario, 7.30.1997-2011.
- Registered as C-FMTX.
- Taken off-line in 2005 for restoration.

Sources:
Warbirds Directory 2008
Transport Canada Canadian Civil Aircraft Register (http://wwwapps2.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/ ... n/menu.asp)
Shane Clayton, Museum & Archives Chairman, Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association

Last edited by rcaf_100 on Sun May 29, 2011 4:55 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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Serial #: RCAF AJ583
Construction #: 76-3553
Civil Registry: CF-HWX/C-FHWX
Model: Harvard Mk II
Name: none
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2011
History:
- BOC: 7.29.41.
- SOC: 6.21.60.
St. Maurice Aero Club, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, 1960?-1965.
- Registered as CF-HWX.
Alex Kennedy, Three Rivers (Trois-Rivières), Quebec, 1965.
John S. Cowan, Toronto/Ottawa, Ontario, 1966-1986.
Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association, Woodstock/Tillsonburg, Ontario, 4.22.1986-2011.
- Registered as C-FHWX.
- Flies as RCAF AJ583.

Sources:
Warbirds Directory 2008
Transport Canada's Canadian Civil Aircraft Register (http://wwwapps2.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/ ... n/menu.asp)
Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers (http://www.odynet.ca/~bwalker/index.htm)
Shane Clayton, Museum & Archives Chairman, Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association

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Serial #: RCAF 3830
Construction #: 81-4097
Civil Registry: CF-RWN/C-FRWN
Model: Harvard Mk II
Name: none
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2011
History:
- BOC: 5.10.41.
- SOC: 10.11.60.
Registered as CF-RWN in 1965 by ???
Hicks & Lawrence Ltd, St.Thomas, Ontario, 1966-1975.
John Gilvesy, Tillsonburg, Ontario, 1978-1983.
Donald Nightingale, Kingston, Ontario, 1.23.1985-1997.
- Registered as C-FRWN.
Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association, Tillsonburg, Ontario, 8.13.1997-2011.
- Flown as RCAF 3830

Sources:
Warbirds Directory 2008
Transport Canada's Canadian Civil Aircraft Register (http://wwwapps2.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/ ... n/menu.asp)
Shane Clayton, Museum & Archives Chairman, Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association

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Serial #: RCAF 20242
Construction #: CCF4-33
Civil Registry: CF-WPK/C-FWPK
Model: Harvard Mk 4
Name: none
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2011
History:
- BOC: 2.29.52.
- SOC: 7.30.67.
F. Swan & B. Muncaster, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, 1968.
- Registered as CF-WPK.
O. Piper & W. Armstrong, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, 1969-1972.
James H. Vernon, Oakville, Ontario, 1975.
- Registered as C-FWPK.
- Flown as RCAF 20242.
N. Kent Beckham & Robert Hewitt, Woodstock, Ontario, 10.26.1978-1989.
Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association, Tillsonburg, Ontario, 8.18.1989-2011.

Sources:
Warbirds Directory 2008
Transport Canada's Canadian Civil Aircraft Register (http://wwwapps2.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/ ... n/menu.asp)
Shane Clayton, Museum & Archives Chairman, Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association

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Serial #: RCAF 20304
Construction #: CCF4-95
Civil Registry: C-FBZT
Model: Harvard Mk 4
Name: none
Status: Under Restoration
Last info: 2011
History:
BOC 5.15.52
SOC 1.11.65
Gilbert Dressel, Wainfleet Ontario 12.1964-2006.
- Stored in barn
Greg Tyrell, Ancaster, Ontario, 2006-2008.
- Stored at York Airport, Ontario, 2006-2009.
Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association, Tillsonburg, Ontario, 2009-2011
- Transported to Tillsonburg by road 12.5.2009.
- Registered as C-FBZT 4.20.2010.
- Under restoration to airworthy.

Sources:
Warbirds Directory 2008
Transport Canada's Canadian Civil Aircraft Register (http://wwwapps2.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/ ... n/menu.asp)
Shane Clayton, Museum & Archives Chairman, Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association

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Serial #: RCAF 20321
Construction #: CCF4-112
Civil Registry: CF-UFZ
Model: Harvard Mk 4
Name: ‘Bessy’
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2011
History:
- BOC: 6.10.52.
- SOC: 2.21.66.
Albert Beach, Burns Lake, British Columbia, 1968-1970.
- Registered as CF-UFZ.
Anthony J. W. Swain, Vancouver, British Columbia, 7.23.1971-2005.
Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association, Tillsonburg, Ontario, 12.16.2005-2011.

Sources:
Warbirds Directory 2008
Transport Canada's Canadian Civil Aircraft Register (http://wwwapps2.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/ ... n/menu.asp)
Shane Clayton, Museum & Archives Chairman, Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association

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Serial #: RCAF 20422
Construction #: CCF4-213
Civil Registry: CF-RZW/C-FRZW
Model: Harvard Mk 4
Name: None
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2011
History:
- BOC: 10.9.52.
- SOC: 10.15.64.
Tom Ladobruk, Steinback, Manitoba, 1966-1972.
- Registered as CF-RZW.
L. R. Benvenuto, London, Ontario, 1972-1993.
Benlea Holdings Ltd, London, Ontario, 11.17.1993-2002.
Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association, Tillsonburg, Ontario, 3.26.2003-2011.
- Flies as RCAF 20422.

Sources:
Warbirds Directory 2008
Transport Canada's Canadian Civil Aircraft Register (http://wwwapps2.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/ ... n/menu.asp)
Shane Clayton, Museum & Archives Chairman, Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association

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Serial #: RCAF 20436
Construction #: CCF4-227
Civil Registry: CF-WWI, N436WL, C-FWLH
Model: Harvard Mk 4
Name: None
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2011
History:
- BOC: 11.28.52.
- SOC: 9.7.67.
Percy Ellard, Caron, Saskatchewan, 1968-1970.
- Registered as CF-WWI.
Robert C. Wilkinson, Calgary, Alberta, 5.11.1971-1988.
William Lamon, Eugene, Oregon, 12.8.1988-2008.
- Registered as N436WL.
Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association, Tillsonburg, Ontario, 11.06.2008-2011.
- Registered as C-FWLH.

Sources:
Warbirds Directory 2008
Transport Canada's Canadian Civil Aircraft Register (http://wwwapps2.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/ ... n/menu.asp)
Shane Clayton, Museum & Archives Chairman, Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association

Last edited by rcaf_100 on Fri Dec 28, 2012 9:27 am, edited 2 times in total.

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The next three Harvards are privately-owned, but are operated under CHAA as the Canadian Harvard Aerobatic Team. http://www.canadianharvards.com

Serial #: RCAF 2918
Construction #: 66-2651
Civil Registry: C-FNAH
Model: Harvard Mk II
Name: none
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2011
History:
- BOC: 2.21.41.
- SOC: 4.28.60.
Toronto Board of Education, Toronto, Ontario, 1980-1985.
- Instructional airframe.
- Painted in civil scheme.
Leslie Balla, Toronto, Ontario, 11.2.1994-2005
- Registered as C-FNAH.
- Flown in postwar 411 Sqn (Aux) colours as RCAF 2918 (coded ‘KH 918’)
Peter Spence, Muirkirk, Ontario 11.17.2005-2011

Sources:
Warbirds Directory 2008
Transport Canada's Canadian Civil Aircraft Register (http://wwwapps2.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/ ... n/menu.asp)
Shane Clayton, Museum & Archives Chairman, Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association

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Serial #: RCAF 3039
Construction #: 07-6
Civil Registry: CF-NDB/C-FNDB
Model: Noorduyn Harvard Mk IIb
Name: none
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2011
History:
- BOC: 5.3.41.
- SOC: 11.25.60.
Transferred to Royal Canadian Navy as 3039, 6.29.55.
Stan N. Fitzner & J.E. Simpson, Hamilton, Ontario, 1960-1979.
- Registered as CF-NDB.
Norman Beckham/N. Kent Beckham/Robert Hewitt, Woodstock, Ontario, 10.12.1979-2005.
- Registered as C-FNDB
- Flown in Royal Canadian Navy colours as 3039 (coded ‘NAVY 039’)
David Hewitt, Woodstock, Ontario, 1.4.2006-2011.

Sources:
Warbirds Directory 2008
Transport Canada's Canadian Civil Aircraft Register (http://wwwapps2.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/ ... n/menu.asp)
Shane Clayton, Museum & Archives Chairman, Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association

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Serial #: RCAF 3222
Construction #: 75-3496
Civil Registry: CF-MKA/C-FMKA
Model: Harvard Mk II
Name: none
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2011
History:
- BOC: 7.8.41.
- SOC: 8.25.60.
Norman Beckham/Robert Hewitt, Woodstock, Ontario, 1969-1989.
- Registered as CF-MKA.
Norman Beckham/N. Kent Beckham, Woodstock, Ontario, 2.28.1989-2011.
- Registered as C-FMKA.
- Flies as RCAF 3222
N. Kent Beckham, Woodstock, Ontario, 2.2.2011-2011.

Sources:
Warbirds Directory 2008
Transport Canada's Canadian Civil Aircraft Register (http://wwwapps2.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/ ... n/menu.asp)
Shane Clayton, Museum & Archives Chairman, Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association

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