Warbird Information Exchange

Hello,

is there a list of all the Harvards the Goldilocks operated? I was talking about it with the old man, and we're curious!

Cheers,

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Olivier Lacombe -- Harvard Mk.4 C-GBQB

Hi Ollie:

I saw a T-6 book that exhaustively covers all the s/ns built! I don't know the name of the book. It's really thick! I think a guy on the T-6/SNJ/Harvard discussion group is the author!

Howdy, Ollie!

The book:

Harvard!
The North American Trainers in Canada
by David C. Fletcher and Doug MacPhail
DCF Flying Books
San Josef, BC
P.O. Box 8589
Dundas, Ontario
L9H 5G1

ISBN 0-9693825-0-2

There are a few pages (142-144, 153) with text in re: Goldilocks.

There are four b&W photos and a color plate on aircraft flown by this group.



Goldilocks Harvards:

According to the book:

"The "Goldilocks" did not have any specific aircraft allotted for their use year round but would usually practice after a working day, much like the "Easy Aces" of a decade earlier, using whatever aircraft were available. When the airshow season grew nearer, the pilots settled on individual favourites which then got "the full treatment."


From the b&w photos, I can read these serials:

216
233
353
367
370
390
403
406
421
433
436
448
449 (color plate)

Hope this helps.

If you want, I can xerox the pages and mail them to you.

Saludos,


Tulio

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Why take the best part of life out of your life, when you can have life with the best part of your life in your life?

I am one of them 'futbol' people.

Will the previous owner has pics of this double cabin sample

GOOD MORNING, WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Press "1" for English.
Press "2" to disconnect until you have learned to speak English.

Sooooo, how am I going to know to press 1 or 2, if I do not speak English????

Yes, that's the book!

Thank you Tulio, I have the book, I should have thought about it in the first place...


Cheers!

Ollie

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Olivier Lacombe -- Harvard Mk.4 C-GBQB

Ollie

Doug MacPhail is a very good friend of mine - can put you in contact if needed.

Martin

Thanks guys, I was just looking for the serials to see if one of our two birds had been in the team, but they did not.

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Olivier Lacombe -- Harvard Mk.4 C-GBQB

Hi fellas: I have just recently become a member and have spent a couple of days going through archival postings - learning a lot as I go!

I saw this thread and realized that the postal address that Tulio (gracias, amigo!) provided way back then has since changed. For an update on the addresses and availability, take a look here:

http://na-16rg.info.se

cheers
Doug

MacHarvard--

Well, well, well...hang around a forum like this for a while and ANYBODY might turn up. Great to have you aboard. Many's the time some NA-16 series query crops up on here and I'll think, "Doug would know that"...

Gotta say, though, that MiG picture on the front of the Cuban AF colonel's memoir really is a bit dodgy though.

Also gotta say...ANATIDAE IN AETERNAM!*

Cheers

Steve T (the other ex-Eastern Winger)



*Latin, "Ducks Forever"

MacHarvard,

As a young pilot who just got checked out on the Harvard earlier this year I wanted to say thanks for putting together Harvard!. Its a great resource and I refer to it often when I want to read tales from the life these birds had in the service, or track down a particular serial.

All the best.

Edward

Hey Ed! Welcome to WIX. I’m sure you will like the place.

This is a shot of Edward having some fun on a Dawn Patrol from Geneseo earlier this year. Can’t wait to see you in the Harvard.





Cheers,

Eric

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The air resounds from the Rolls-Royce roar!
To an enemy the warning is dire: here only eagles soar,
and the last thing he'll see is a mirrored Spitfire!

Eric-


That WWI Dawn Patrol stuff you shot at Geneseo this year is awesome. Just went back and looked at it at your site once again. Makes me want to run out and buy a WWI replica

Hey Eric!

Thanks for the warm welcome. I don't know why it took me so long to find this place. And you know how much I like your work. Anything I'm fortunate enough to fly I'll do my best to get you an opportunity to shoot!

Tim - The WWI stuff is great fun

Cheers

Edward

Welcome aboard guys, I clearly remember being woke up by that Dr.I at Geneseo last summer, and I have to say, never again!



It's hard to recuperate from work when the Huns are buzzing the place before I head to my own Hun plane!

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Olivier Lacombe -- Harvard Mk.4 C-GBQB

Hey there Ollie,

I think we've been in the same palce a numbe of times, but haven't actually met. We'll have to track each other down next event we get the chance.

I was admiring your FW down at Geneseo though.

Anyways, I'm sure we'll cross paths one of these days and I'm glad you appreciated the three-winged wake up call.

At least I didn't use the louder version with the big Pratt 1340 up front!

Cheers

Edward