Canadian Museum of Flight

Tag: Harvard

  • North American Harvard

    North American Harvard

    North American (Noorduyn) Harvard Mk IIB Derived from the 1935 NA-16 prototype, the North American NA-26 design was first flown in 1938.  This aircraft was designated the Basic Combat Trainer, BC-1. The aircraft was known as the T-6 in the USA and as the Harvard in service with the British Commonwealth air forces. In all,…

  • Out of the Hangar

    Out of the Hangar

    The maintenance of the flying fleet at the Museum includes running the engines to check the performance, functioning of fuel and ignition systems and operation of the propeller mechanism. Advantage is taken of a break in the weather to bring the radial engines to life with a bark from the engine and a puff from…

  • Abbotsford Airshow 2018

    Abbotsford Airshow 2018

    Friday was busy with setting up the sales booth and ferrying the aircraft to Abbotsford Airport. The three Museum aircraft participated in the flying displays on Saturday and Sunday. The Sopwith Camel sits near the Sales Booth. (Photo credit: Tania Ryan) Gift Shop Manager, Brenda, keeps up a smile regardless of the heat and dust…

  • The Big Chill

    The Big Chill

    This event on Saturday, 29 July was a day out for aircraft fans – and ice-cream lovers! The program started with the ageless aviation event of a fabric-covered biplane being started by hand in front of the crowd. The cry of ‘Contact’ was followed by the mellow rumble of the Finch’s 5-cylinder Kinner radial. A…

  • TechTalk: Harvard

    TechTalk: Harvard

    The Museum’s Harvard 2 waits for the fog to lift before a busy day of flying.(Photo by Vic Bentley) The History of North American Aviation In December, 1928, North American Aviation was incorporated in Delaware to become a holding company. North American Aviation, Inc., had interests in a number of leading airlines and aircraft manufacturing…

  • Octogenarians at the Museum

    Did you know that the Museum has three octogenarians in residence? No, no, not the volunteers, we mean some of the aircraft in the collection! The de Havilland 82 Tiger Moth, the Harvard II and the Bolingbroke are all listed as having been built in Canada in 1941 – a cool 80 years ago. When…