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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:Harvard IIB
    Last Military Serial:KF183 DRA
    Construction Number:14A-1884
    Last Civil Registration:G-CORS
    Compressed ID:Noorduyn Harvard IIB sn KF183 DRA c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Propshop Limited, Duxford, Cambridgeshire

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as a Harvard IIB by Noorduyn.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n KF183.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Aircraft Establishment with s/n KF183.

    By May 1978

    Transferred to ETPS, AAEE, RAE Boscombe Down.
    Operated with markings: 3

    27 May 1978


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Harvard of the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A and A E E), Boscombe Down on display at the 1978 Bassingbourn Air Show.

    21 June 1979


    Photographer: Peter Russeu-Smith
    Notes: Photographed at the International Air Tattoo at RAF Greenham Common in Berkshire.

    10 September 1983


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Abingdon Battle of Britain Day

    Circa 1994

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Defence Research Agency with s/n KF183.

    Transferred to and E. DGT, DRA Boscombe Down.
    Operated with markings: North American Harvard 50, 3

    29 July 1994


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: On finals to Fairford.

    30 July 1994


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: At RAF Fairford RIAT 1994. Serving with DGT and E Defence Research Agency at Boscombe Down.

    31 July 1994

    Noted Fairford, UK air show.

    15 July 1995

    Spotted at the Yeovilton, UK air show.

    13 July 1996

    Spotted at the Yeovilton, UK air show.

    14 July 2011

    Spotted at the Fairford, UK air show.

    11 November 2016

    To Propshop Limited, Duxford, Cambridgeshire with new c/r G-CORS.

    4 June 2019


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Duxford

    4 June 2019


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
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