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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:Harvard 4
    Last Military Serial:20318 RCAF
    Construction Number:CCF-4-109
    Last Civil Registration:N59TS
    Compressed ID:Canadian Car and Foundry Harvard 4...
    Latest Owner or Location:Schmitt Jenna, Juelich NRW

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Harvard 4 by Canadian Car and Foundry at Fort William (Thunder Bay), Ontario, Can.

    9 June 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 20318.

    Transferred to 4 FTS Penhold.

    20 October 1964

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Canadian Air Force.

    Transferred to CADC.
    Sent to the CADC for disposal.

    By 1966

    To Skyway Air Services, Langley, BC with new c/r CF-RQC.

    By 1968

    To Victor W. Garside, Wellington, BC keeping c/r CF-RQC.

    By 1969

    To Henry Conrad, Wellington, BC keeping c/r CF-RQC.

    By 1970

    To Edwin Goertz, Calgary, AB keeping c/r CF-RQC.

    By 1972

    To Robert C. Wilkinson, Calgary, AB keeping c/r CF-RQC.

    From By 1975 to By 1979

    To R. J. Douglas, Edmonton, AB keeping c/r CF-RQC.

    From By 1981 to By 1987

    To John E. Bachynski, Edmonton, AB with new c/r C-FRQC.

    February 1987

    Civil registration, C-FRQC, cancelled.
    Exported to the United States.

    25 February 1987

    Certificate of airworthiness for N59TS (HARVARD MK IV, CCF4-109) issued.

    From 12 March 1987 to By 1992

    To Fighter Enterprises, Fort Lauderdale, FL with new c/r N161FE.

    29 October 1988


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Arcadia, FL.

    1992

    To MK. IV Aviation, Miami, FL keeping c/r N161FE.

    August 1994

    To Aero Toystore Inc, Fort Lauderdale, FL with new c/r N59TS.

    March 1995

    To S. R. Levitz, Grand Prairie, TX keeping c/r N59TS.

    From 30 March 1999 to By 2006

    To John Gamradt, McKinney, TX keeping c/r N59TS.

    1 April 1999

    To Gamradt John, Horseshoe Bay, TX keeping c/r N59TS.

    13 June 1999

    Crashed.
    There was one minor injury. The accident occurred at the McKinney Municipal Airport (TKI) Mckinney, TX, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The pilot lost control of the airplane during a touch and go landing on runway 35. The pilot stated that he was wearing a new parachute the day of the accident, which placed him 4 inches farther forward in the seat than normal...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    Repaired.
    Repaired at Breckenridge, TX.

    Markings Applied: RCAF, 20318

    2001

    First post-restoration Flight.

    28 February 2007

    To Shell Michael, Frisco, TX keeping c/r N59TS.

    27 July 2009


    Photographer: Todd Royer

    10 September 2010


    Photographer: Uwe Glaser

    10 September 2010


    Photographer: Uwe Glaser

    13 September 2010

    To Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee, Dereham Norfolk keeping c/r N59TS.

    23 April 2013

    To Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee, Suffolk keeping c/r N59TS.

    17 August 2013


    Photographer: Mario Richard
    Notes: Schaffen-Diest

    20 August 2014

    To unknown owner with c/r N59TS.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Wuerselen.

    10 September 2014

    To International Air Services Inc Trustee, Carson City, NV keeping c/r N59TS.

    10 February 2021

    To Schmitt Jenna, Juelich NRW keeping c/r N59TS.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Canadian Military Aircraft - Serials and Photographs by J. A. Griffin
    Harvard! The North American Traininer in Canada by David C. Fletcher amp; Doug MacPhail
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    Internet Sources
     AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
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