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MILITARY AIRCRAFT PROFILES
North American Yale
Ordered for France, the German occupation halted deliveries, and the rest went to the RCAF who used them as intermediate trainers (as seen here), and later as radio trainers.
Goldilocks Harvard Mk.4
A Canadian Car & Foundry NAA Harvard Mk.II development used by the RCAF's Goldilocks aerobatic team, the name being a spoof of the official team that flew Sabres, the Golden Hawks.
Canadair CP-107 Argus Mk.1
RCAF maritime patrol aircraft used from 1958 to 1982 by 404, 405, 407, 415, 449 Squadrons, and 2 (M)OTU and MP & EU. This is a 415 "Swordfish" squadron aircraft from Summerside.
RAF Lancaster Mk.I
Factory fresh Royal Air Force 630 Squadron heavy bomber.
Saro SR.A/1
This flying boat fighter that would keep patrol aircraft away from areas lacking land bases and aircraft carriers, but was cancelled.
North American BT-14
United States Army Air Corps intermediate trainer, often confused for the Yale, but there are many differences, including the position of the wing, and the engine.
Kyushu K10W1 "Oak"
Contrary to claims made in WW2, the K10W1 was a much more refined aircraft than the NA-16 they claimed it was a copy of, but few were built for the Japanese Navy, such as this target tug used for gunnery training.
Fokker F.VIIF
One of several D.VIIs flown by Ernst Udet, a top WW1 ace, with his girlfriend's (and later wife's) nickname on the side.
Bristol M.1C
Before flaps, high speed meant high landing speeds, which led to these being relegated by the RFC to Mesopotamia where the airfields were smoother, or to flying schools, where they were flown mainly by instructors.
North American Harvard Mk.I P5823
The first Harvards had a shorter fabric covered fuselage, a straight wing trailing edge and a square rudder. This one was flown by the RAF's No. 14 Flying Training School in 1940.
Lancaster Mk.II testbed
300 radial-engined Lancaster B.Mk.IIs were built in case a shortage of Merlins occurred. With WW2 over, they were redundant and this one was used to test the Saro SR.A/1's Beryl jet engine.
Cessna UC-78 Bobcat
USAAF light transport in standard WW2 camouflage, with 1943 roundels outlined in red.
Airco DH.9A 'G-CYBF'
This Canadian Air Force (no Royal prefix yet) DH-9A completed the first trans-Canada relay flight in 1920, covering the final leg from the Prairies to Richmond, BC.
North American BC-1
With a larger engine than the contemporary BT-9 and BT-14, the BC-1 basic combat trainer was used by the USAAC as the precursor to the AT-6 family of advanced trainers.
FAA Saro SR.A/1
Fictional what-if WW2 1946-50 scheme for operations in the Pacific based on late war markings used in that theatre at the end of the war.
North American Harvard Mk.II
This example was used in North Africa by the RAF to provide conversion training for US types, such as the Curtiss Warhawk. A restored example has been painted in these markings.
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