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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:Harvard 4
    Last Military Serial:20388 CAF
    Construction Number:CCF-4-179
    Last Civil Registration:N2WS
    Compressed ID:Canadian Car and Foundry Harvard 4...
    Latest Owner or Location:Patrick J. Sieders, Nashville, TN

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Harvard 4 by Canadian Car and Foundry at Fort William (Thunder Bay), Ontario, Can.

    1 January 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Canadian Armed Forces with s/n 20388.

    13 April 1965

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Canadian Air Force.

    January 1972

    To Schwenk Aircraft Co, Murdock, MN with new c/r N7521U.

    6 June 1972

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX2WS (HARVARD MK IV, CCF-4-179) issued.

    29 November 1972

    To Ramsten Construction Inc, Muncie, IN with new c/r N2WS.


    Photographer: Ted and John Koston
    Notes: Photo displayed with written permission of Koston Photography (Via Flickr)

    30 May 1976


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Rickenbacker AFB, Columbus, OH. Photo is from a Tele-Instamatic 110 cartridge camera, poor quality.

    28 July 1979


    Photographer: Paul Thallon
    Notes: 1979 photo at Oshkosh WI - of a North American (CCF) T-6 Harvard 4

    12 July 1986


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Glenview NAS, IL

    17 July 1988


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Rockford, IL

    15 June 1999

    To Ramsten Construction Inc, Muncie, IN keeping c/r N2WS.

    1 January 2006

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX2WS (HARVARD MK IV, CCF-4-179) issued.

    3 August 2015

    To unknown owner with c/r N2WS.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Muncie, IN.

    10 December 2015

    To Ramsten Construction Inc, Muncie, IN keeping c/r N2WS.

    22 June 2018


    Photographer: stephen ramsey

    10 January 2019

    To Patrick J. Sieders, Nashville, TN keeping c/r N2WS.
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    Canadian Aircraft Serials Personal Information Resource by Canadian Warplane Heritage
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Warbird Registry by Scott Rose
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
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