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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:Harvard 4
    Last Military Serial:20242 RCAF
    Construction Number:CCF-4-033
    Last Civil Registration:C-FWPK
    Compressed ID:Canadian Car and Foundry Harvard 4...
    Latest Owner or Location:Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association, Tillsonburg, ON

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    Dates

    Event

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

    29 February 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 20242.

    30 July 1967

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

    By 1968

    To F. Swan and B. Muncaster, Sault Ste Marie, ON with new c/r CF-WPK.

    From By 1969 to By 1972

    To O. Piper and W. Armstrong, Sault Ste Marie, ON keeping c/r CF-WPK.

    By 1975

    To James H. Vernon, Oakville, ON keeping c/r CF-WPK.

    Flown as the #2 plane in a 4-ship Goldilocks Formation Team on behalf of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.

    October 1978

    To Kent N. Beckham and Robert. A. Hewitt keeping c/r CF-WPK.

    31 July 1979


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

    By 1 March 1989

    To Robert. A. Hewitt keeping c/r CF-WPK.

    Based at San Marcos Airport, San Marcos, TX.
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    18 August 1989

    Returned from loan to Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association, Tillsonburg, ON.
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    18 August 1989

    To Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association, Tillsonburg, ON with new c/r C-FWPK.

    August 1994


    Photographer: Milo
    Notes: Photographed at Batavia, NY.

    6 November 2008

    To unknown owner with c/r C-FWPK.

    By 23 May 2009

    Markings Applied: 242 RCAF, 20242

    23 May 2009


    Photographer: Shane Clayton
    Notes: CHAAs Harvard Mk 4 C-FWPK taxiing for another backseat ride at the May 2009 fly-day.


    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    World Military Out of Service 2008 by Andy Marden

    Internet Sources
    Transport Canada
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood

    Individual Contributors
    Shane Clayton
    Mike Henniger

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