This Harvard was manufactured for the RCAF by North American Aviation Incorporated in Inglewood, California in 1940. In 1964, it was transferred to the RCAF's historic aircraft collection at Rockcliffe airport, which eventually became part of the Canada Aviation and Space Museum collection.
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Harvard Mk.II
The Harvard was one of the best advanced training aircraft ever builtbe and came a mainstay of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. From 1940 to 1955, nearly all American and British Commonwealth pilots had some training on Harvards.