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Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association

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Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association
Active1985
Country Canada
Typeflying aviation museum and display team
Garrison/HQTillsonburg Airport
Websitewww.harvards.com
Aircraft flown
TrainerNorth American Harvard North American NA-64 Yale
A Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard Mark 4 belonging to the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association

The Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association (CHAA) is an all-volunteer 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.[1][2][3]

History

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The association was founded in 1985 at a small grass airstrip in Woodstock, Ontario, 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.[4]

Aircraft

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CHAA currently has ten aircraft.[5]

Summary of aircraft owned by CHAA
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' - currently offline for repainting
Harvard Mk 4 20422 C-FRZW airworthy
Harvard Mk 4 20436 C-FWLH static display
North American Yale 3399 C-GLJH currently offline

References

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  1. ^ Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association (n.d.). "Welcome to CHAA". Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  2. ^ Doors Open Oxford (May 2009). "Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association". Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  3. ^ Fleet Air Arm Archive (2001). "North American AT-6 Harvard". Archived from the original on 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2009-08-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Information Oxford.ca (2008). "Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  5. ^ Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association (15 September 2013). "Our Aircraft". Retrieved 2022-08-28.
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