Harvard II

Sat Nov 13, 2004 1:18 pm

Hello Everybody:

I was wondering if there were any camoflaged Harvard II's in the RAF in WW2? Does anyone have an pictures or data?

Thanks,

Chris

Sat Nov 13, 2004 2:29 pm

According to the Squadron/Signal Publication "T-6 in Action" (certainly you have that?) the center fold shows a RAF Harvard II in a camouflage scheme worn in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations during the summer of '44.

Sat Nov 13, 2004 11:57 pm

Does it look like this?

Taken today at Geneseo.

Eric

Sun Nov 14, 2004 12:14 am

That looks pretty nice.

Sun Nov 14, 2004 12:17 am

Different, I've been waiting years to see this one fly. Maybe 2005.

Eric

Sun Nov 14, 2004 12:27 am

This isn't quite what you were looking for, but here are two others I saw on the circuit last year.
http://www.norcalaahs.org/merNA7300C.jpg
http://www.norcalaahs.org/kstsMkIV.jpg

Sun Nov 14, 2004 1:53 am

Alright, thank you sirs.

Sun Nov 14, 2004 6:40 am

In The Netherlands AT-16ND PH-TBR flies as FS668 with the Royal Neth. AF Historical Flight from Gilze-Rijen AB...

http://www.ppl.flyer.co.uk/aerofair/page23.html

Paul

Sun Nov 14, 2004 12:33 pm

RCAF had some camo Harvard IIs. A few in the Dark Green/Dark Earth over yellow, but a couple of Hacks were in full camo.

PM me for moe info.

Jim

Mon Nov 15, 2004 2:46 pm

There is also a harvard currently flying in Australia in desert camoflauge and based on photo's of an RAF aircraft serving as a squadron hack with 3 Squadron RAAF in the mediteranean theatre, so both the scheme and surviving pics must exist somewhere.

regards

Mark Pilkington