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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:Harvard 4
    Last Military Serial:20451 RCAF
    Construction Number:CCF-4-242
    Last Civil Registration:CF-ROA
    Latest Owner or Location:6565441 Canada Inc, Ottawa, ON

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    Dates

    Event

    1952

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

    17 December 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 20451.

    Transferred to RCAF Centralia.
    To RCAF Centralia for NATO training.

    September 1956

    Transferred to RCAF Rockcliffe.

    April 1960

    Transferred to RCAF Moose Jaw.

    12 January 1965

    Category B Crash.

    23 June 1965

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

    From 1977 to 1978

    Stored in a compound in Mesa, AZ, dismantled uncovered.

    To Fohart and Daniel.

    1993

    To Rick Shanholtzer, McKinney, TX.
    Stored dismantled.

    From July 1993 to 1994

    To Hannu Halminen, Oshawa, ON.

    1993

    Transported by ground.
    Arrived dismantled at Oshawa, ON.

    Restored.

    From 7 July 1994 to 2000

    To Roaero Ltd/Hannu Halminen, Oshawa, ON with new c/r CF-ROA.

    July 1994

    First post-restoration Flight.

    August 1994


    Photographer: Milo
    Notes: Photographed at Batavia, NY.

    29 August 2000

    To Classic Wings Inc keeping c/r CF-ROA.

    From 29 August 2000 to 2004

    To Classic Wings Inc/Hannu Halminen, Oshawa, ON keeping c/r CF-ROA.

    9 July 2004

    To 3638561 Canada Inc/Michael Potter keeping c/r CF-ROA.

    9 July 2004

    To Vintage Wings/3638651 Canada Inc/Michael U Potter, Ottawa-Gatineau Executive, ON keeping c/r CF-ROA.

    6 January 2005

    To Foundation for the Preservation and Display of Historic Aircraft keeping c/r CF-ROA.

    23 June 2005


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: The annual inspection is underway in the temporary hangar not long before moving into the Vintage Wings hangar.

    November 2005

    Base of operations changed to: Vintage Wings of Canada, Gatineau, QC.
    Base of operations changed to the Vintage Wings of Canada hangar at the Gatineau Executive Airport at Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
    View the Location Dossier

    10 April 2006

    To Vintage Wings of Canada/Michael Potter, Ottawa, ON keeping c/r CF-ROA.

    Markings Applied: RCAF 2866

    1 September 2007


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Howard Cooks makes a nice pass for the Cameras.

    2 April 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    2 April 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    14 September 2013


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinabold
    Notes: 2013 photo taken at the Ottawa - Gatineau-en-vol Air Show

    8 October 2013

    To Vintage Wings of Canada/les Ailes Depoque Du Canada, Ottawa, ON keeping c/r CF-ROA.

    2 January 2014

    Civil registration, CF-ROA, cancelled.

    25 April 2014

    To 6565441 Canada Inc, Ottawa, ON with new c/r CF-ROA.

    17 April 2015

    To Vintage Wings of Canada/les Ailes Depoque Du Canada, Gatineau, QC keeping c/r CF-ROA.

    22 February 2017

    Civil registration, CF-ROA, cancelled.

    28 February 2017

    To 6565441 Canada Inc, Ottawa, ON with new c/r CF-ROA.


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

    Print Sources
    Canadian Military Aircraft - Serials and Photographs by J. A. Griffin

    Internet Sources
    Transport Canada
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall

    Individual Contributors
    Mike Henniger
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