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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:Harvard 4
    Last Military Serial:20422 RCAF
    Construction Number:CCF-4-213
    Last Civil Registration:CF-RZW
    Compressed ID:Canadian Car and Foundry Harvard 4...
    Latest Owner or Location:Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association, Tillsonburg, Ontario

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    Dates

    Event

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

    9 October 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 20422.

    14 October 1964

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

    From By 1966 to By 1972

    To Tom Ladobruk, Steinback, MB with new c/r CF-RZW.

    29 March 1971


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: CF-RZW at Winnipeg on 29Mar71 - This Harvard IV was on RCAF strength from 1952 to 64, then it became a private aircraft based in Steinbach/MB. About this time it went to Hamilton/ON so may have been waiting on this frosty morning for ferry flight.

    From By 1972 to 20 October 1993

    To L. R. Benvenuto, London, ON keeping c/r .

    From 17 November 1993 to 25 November 2001

    To Benlea Holdings Ltd, London, ON keeping c/r .

    26 March 2003

    To Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association, Tillsonburg, ON keeping c/r CF-RZW.

    26 March 2003

    Based at Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association, Tillsonburg, ON.
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    After 26 March 2003

    Restored at the Tillsonburg Airport.

    Markings Applied: RCAF, 20422

    28 January 2006

    First post-restoration Flight.

    By 10 August 2008

    Markings Applied: 422, RCAF 422, 20422

    10 August 2008


    Photographer: Shane Clayton
    Notes: CHAAs Harvard Mk 4 C-FRZW on its way back to Tillsonburg, Ontario from Thunder Over Michigan 2008.

    6 November 2008

    To unknown owner with c/r CF-RZW.

    6 August 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Thunder Over Michigan air show in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

    17 June 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Hamilton Air Show hosted by the Canadian Warplane Heritage in Mount Hope, Ontario.

    4 August 2012


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at Thunder Over Michigan at the historic Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
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    Print Sources
     Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    Internet Sources
     Transport Canada
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
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