Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association
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The Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association (CHAA) is a non-profit charitable organization based in Tillsonburg, Ontario
. It was founded with the aim of acquiring, preserving, restoring, maintaining, displaying and demonstrating the North American Harvard aircraft and other training aircraft associated with the Royal Canadian Air Force
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, by a group of Harvard enthusiasts determined to preserve the aircraft type. CHAA moved to Tillsonburg in the late eighties.
Today, there are fewer than 50 Harvards flying in Canada, and most of them are associated with CHAA.
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Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. It was founded with the aim of acquiring, preserving, restoring, maintaining, displaying and demonstrating the North American Harvard aircraft and other training aircraft associated with the Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
The history of the Royal Canadian Air Force begins in 1920, when the air force was created as the Canadian Air Force . In 1924 the CAF was renamed the Royal Canadian Air Force and granted royal sanction by King George V. The RCAF existed as an independent service until 1968...
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History
The association was founded in 1985 at a small grass airstrip in Woodstock, OntarioWoodstock, Ontario
Woodstock is a city and the county seat of Oxford County in Southern Ontario, Canada. Woodstock is located 128 km southwest of Toronto, north of Highway 401 along the historic Thames River...
, by a group of Harvard enthusiasts determined to preserve the aircraft type. CHAA moved to Tillsonburg in the late eighties.
Today, there are fewer than 50 Harvards flying in Canada, and most of them are associated with CHAA.
Aircraft
CHAA currently has eleven aircraft.| Type | Serial | Registration | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard Mk II | AJ583 | C-FHWX | airworthy |
| Harvard Mk II | 3830 | C-FRWN | airworthy |
| Harvard Mk II | 3191 | C-FMTX | under restoration |
| Harvard Mk II | 2885 | none | under restoration for use as a ground trainer |
| Harvard Mk 4 | 20242 | C-FWPK | airworthy |
| Harvard Mk 4 | 20304 | C-FBZT | under restoration |
| Harvard Mk 4 | 20321 | CF-UFZ | 'Bessy' - airworthy |
| Harvard Mk 4 | 20422 | C-FRZW | airworthy |
| Harvard Mk 4 | 20436 | C-FWLH | airworthy |
| North American Yale North American BT-9 |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Davis, Larry. T-6 Texan in Action . Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, Inc., 1989. ISBN 0-89747-224-1.... |
3399 | C-GLJH | airworthy (under repair) |
| de Havilland Tiger Moth De Havilland Tiger Moth The de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and was operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. The Tiger Moth remained in service with the RAF until replaced by the de Havilland Chipmunk in 1952, when many of the surplus aircraft... |
5030 | C-GCOE | airworthy |