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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:AT-16-ND Texan
    Last Military Serial:329 RDAF
    Construction Number:14A-0639
    Last Civil Registration:LN-BNM
    Compressed ID:Noorduyn AT-16-ND sn 329 RDAF cn 14...
    Latest Owner or Location:RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way, Hendon, London, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1942

    Constructed as an AT-16-ND by Noorduyn with s/n 42-12392 USAAF.

    23 March 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n FE905.

    April 1943

    Transferred to No 41 Service Flying Training School, Weyburn, SK.

    From October 1943 to November 1943

    To No 37 FTS, Calgary, AB.
    Markings added: 25

    27 November 1946

    Struck off Strength/Charge.

    August 1949

    To Babb Co Inc.
    Sold to the Royal Danish Air Force via Babb Co.

    August 1949

    To Skandinavisk Aero Industry, Kastrup, Denmark.

    From 11 September 1950 to By 1960

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Danish Air Force with s/n 31-329.
    Officially handed over to the RDAF.

    Transferred to Eskadrille 725.

    22 June 1956

    To Station Flight Vaerlose.

    23 June 1956

    To Station Flight Vaerlose.

    New serial number assigned: 329 RDAF

    31 August 1960

    Struck off Strength/Charge.

    From 5 January 1961 to By 1972

    To Fjellfly/Snorr S. Kjetilson, Skien, Norway with new c/r LN-BNM.

    13 September 1968

    Last flight.

    31 December 1968

    Certificate of airworthiness for LN-BNM expired.

    From May 1972 to By 1983

    To British Historic Aircraft Museum, Southend.

    May 1972

    Transported by ship.
    Moved from Southend to the Felixstowe dock.

    Restored.
    Markings Applied: USAF, 93584, LTA-584

    May 1972

    To Historic Aircraft Museum, Southend, Essex.

    Circa 12 May 1972

    Transported by ship.
    Arrived at the Felixstowe Docks.

    23 May 1972

    Placed on display. When the museum opened the Harvard was displayed outside in Norwegian colours.

    Markings Applied: 12392, TA-392

    29 January 1973

    Civil registration, LN-BNM, cancelled.

    14 May 1974


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: AT-16 Harvard IIB LN-BNM painted as LT-6G 49-3584 at the Historic Aircraft Museum at Southend Airport.

    8 September 1976


    Photographer: eLaReF
    Notes: At Historic Aircraft Museum at Southend

    Markings Applied: LT-6G, 93584, LTA-584

    From 10 May 1983 to By 1985

    To Whitehall Theatre of War/Paul Raymond, London.

    July 1983

    To Crucifix Lane Railway Arches, London Bridge.
    Was to be used as a display at the London War Museum, but was never placed on display.

    From March 1985 to By 1994

    To RAF Museum, RAF Cardington, Beds.
    Arrived dismantled and placed in storage.

    From By 1988 to By 1991

    Restored for static display by RAF Cardington on behalf of the RAF Museum. A mainplane centre section from another ex RCAF Harvard was used in the restoration.

    From 19 May 1991 to By 1994

    Loaned to Newark Air Museum.

    May 1994

    Returned from loan to RAF Museum, RC and RC, RAF Cardington, Beds.

    5 October 1994

    Transported by ground. Delivered to RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way, Hendon, London, England.
    Moved from Cardington to Hendon.
    View the Location Dossier

    Markings Applied: F, FE905

    2009


    Photographer: Andy West

    11 December 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Harvard IIB on display in the Historic Hangars Collection at the RAF Museum at Hendon


    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
    Wrecks and Relics

    Internet Sources
    Royal Air Force Museum
    Scramble of the Dutch Aviation Society
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

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