1953 Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard Mk IV
This stunning Harvard IV has a complete and rich history
- Make
- Canadian Car & Foundry
- Model
- Harvard Mk IV
- Year
- 1953
- Seller
- AircraftSalesCompany
- Location
- South Africa
- Condition
- Pre-owned
- Seller type
- Broker
- Total Time
- 15 h
- Engine Time
- 15 h
- Undercarriage
- Retractable Taildragger
- Seats
- 2
- Flight Rules
- VFR Day
- Serial Number
- CCF-4-542
- Registration
- N542PJ
Exterior
- Presented in its original West German Luftwaffe livery, with authentic placarding and stenciling throughout
Interior
- Restored to original configuration (except for modern avionics required for operational compliance)
Maintenance
- FAA Experimental
Specifications
- Seat Configuration
- 1+1
- Gross Weight
- 2608 Kg
- Empty Weight
- 1848 Kg
- Useful Load
- 760 Kg
- Cruise Speed
- 156 Kt
- Range
- 652 Nm
Engine
- Manufacturer, Model
- Pratt & Whitney, R-1340-AN-1
- Power
- 600
- Fuel Type
- Avgas 100LL
- TSOH
- 15
Avionics
- COM
- Trig, TY91
- 8.33 kHz
- XPNDR
- Trig, TT22
- Mode S
- Intercom
- PS Engineering, PM1200
Additional Remarks
- The newly-formed West German Luftwaffe was the initial operator of this Aircraft, taking delivery as ‘AA+682’. They trained young German military pilots until 1955 whereupon the Aircraft was exported to the Portuguese Air Force and issued with the serial number 1781.
- In September, 1964, Portugal sent a number of Harvards (including this Aircraft), re-equipped for ground attack and close-air support, as part of a military response to increasing pressures in Portuguese African colonies of Angola and Mozambique. After a decade of conflict, a ceasefire was agreed in September 1974 but the Aircraft was left in Mozambique where it remained as a war trophy in the capitol city of Maputo. In the late 1980s, the Aircraft was purchased by the South African Government, adding to their nation’s fleet.
- The South African Air Force kept the aircraft in storage until they retired their Harvard fleet in 1995 whereupon the Aircraft was sold to a private buyer in South Africa. The aircraft was shipped to New Zealand. Shortly thereafter it was moved to Australia for a complete disassembly and rebuild.
- The aircraft was registered as VH-JSW. All life-limited parts were replaced with either new (old) stock or freshly overhauled parts. The engine and propeller were both zero-timed. The airframe was restored (in a jig) to ‘asnew condition’, which included completely re-skinning the wings and fuselage. All hoses, cabling and wiring harnesses were replaced. The canopy was rebuilt and fitted with new Plexiglas and both cockpits were restored to original condition (except for any modern requirements).
- The completion of the rebuild was undertaken in the USA in St Paul, Minesota, US by Two Borthers Aviation, with the aircraft registed as N542PJ. She flew in July 2018. The aircraft undertook approximately 5 hours of test flights before it was flown to Oshkosh for the 2019 EAA Airventure event. The aircraft was then shipped to South Africa and reassembled where she resides today and is regularly flown.