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North American Harvard IIB
London, Hangar Three/Four Aircraft & Exhibits
The North American Harvard trainer was built in great numbers with 17096 being produced. By the end of the Second World War over 5000 had been supplied to British and Commonwealth Air Forces.
The RAF’s pre-Second World War expansion programmes demanded a massive increase in pilot training. Advanced training aircraft from America helped meet this need, and the RAF placed an order for 200 Harvards in June 1938. British purchasing contracts reached 1100 before American Lend Lease arrangements began. Harvards were gradually withdrawn from Royal Air Force service in the 1950s.
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| Object number | 85/A/1356 |
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| Maker name | Noorduyn Aviation Company |
| Production date | 1943 |
| Date in use | 1943-1968 |
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