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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:Sk-16A Harvard
    Last Military Serial:Fv16047 SweAF
    Construction Number:14-726
    Last Civil Registration:G-BDAM
    Latest Owner or Location:Black Star Aviation Ltd, Trident Chambers, Road Town, Tortola, Virgin Islands (uk)

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an AT-16-ND by Noorduyn.

    1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-12479.

    26 April 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n FE992 as a Harvard IIB.

    15 November 1946

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

    From February 1947 to By 1972

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Flygvapnet with s/n Fv16047 as a Sk-16A.

    From 30 June 1958 to 13 October 1958

    Transferred to U. N. Observer Group, Lebanon.
    Returned to Sweden at the end of the tour.

    30 March 1972

    To Jan Murer, Oslo, Norway.

    From 12 September 1972 to By 1975

    To Jan Murer, Oslo with new c/r LN-MAA.

    From 10 April 1975 to By 1978

    To D. Gwyn Jones, Cardiff with new c/r G-BDAM.

    June 1975


    Photographer: Peter M. Law
    Notes: 1975 photo at Sywell

    From Unknown to 23 March 1975

    Ferry flight.
    Flown from Norway to Booker.

    27 June 1978


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: This Harvard flew in Royal Norwegian Air Force colours at the 1978 Bassingbourn Air Show.

    From 4 July 1979 to By 1981

    To Roger H. Reeves, Manchester-Ringway keeping c/r G-BDAM.

    By August 1980

    Markings Applied: FE992

    2 August 1980


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton Air Day

    From July 1981 to By 1985

    To M. Victor Gauntlett/Pace Petroleum, London keeping c/r G-BDAM.

    From 22 October 1981 to 28 December 1984

    To Malcolm Victor Gauntlett keeping c/r G-BDAM.

    15 September 1984


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

    From 15 April 1985 to By 2001

    To Harvard Formation Team/Victor Gauntlett and Norman A. Lees and Evan C. English and K. D. English, North W keeping c/r G-BDAM.

    From 15 April 1985 to 30 April 1986

    To Euan Christopher English keeping c/r G-BDAM.

    From 30 April 1986 to 16 April 1997

    To Norman Alan Lees keeping c/r G-BDAM.

    From 16 April 1997 to 21 May 2001

    To Karen Deborah English keeping c/r G-BDAM.

    13 July 2000


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: K-T at Duxford, UK

    21 May 2001

    To Catherine A. Lees and Karen D. English, Duxford keeping c/r G-BDAM.

    Circa 10 October 2001

    Certificate of airworthiness for G-BDAM (AT-16 HARVARD IIB, 14-726) issued.

    From 10 October 2001 to By 2003

    To Silver Victory BVBA/Karel Bos, Brasschaat, Belgium keeping c/r G-BDAM.

    10 October 2001

    To Silver Victory Bvba, Brasschaat, Belgium keeping c/r G-BDAM.

    From 2001 to By 2003

    Operated by Historic Flying Ltd, Duxford.
    Operated with markings: FE992, K T

    May 2003

    To Ed Russell, Niagara Falls, ON.

    2003

    Markings Applied: RCAF, ER 992, Pussy Cat

    From 11 September 2003 to 3 October 2003

    Transported by ship.
    Moved from Duxford to Niagara Falls, ON.

    30 September 2003

    Struck-off the CAA registry since it had be sold into Canada.

    30 September 2003

    Civil registration, G-BDAM, cancelled.

    3 October 2003

    To Russell Aviation Group, Niagara Falls, ON.
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    9 January 2004

    Assigned civil registration: C-GFLR (HARVARD 2, 17 726)

    30 December 2004

    To 1624771 Ontario Inc/Edward Russell, Niagara Falls, ON keeping c/r C-GFLR.

    Markings Applied: 992 ER

    8 July 2006


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Lifting off at the Geneseo Air Show.

    6 January 2017

    To Black Star Aviation Ltd, Trident Chambers, Road Town, Tortola, Virgin Islands (uk) with new c/r G-BDAM.

    4 June 2019


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Duxford D-Day Show

    4 June 2019


    Photographer: Robert Nichols


    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
    World Military Out of Service 2008 by Andy Marden

    Internet Sources
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Transport Canada
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

    Individual Contributors
    Robert Nichols

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