Originally ordered by France, but was taken on strength by the British Royal Air Force (RAF).  It’s believed to be one of the aircraft dragged across the Canadian/American border by a team of horses under the guise of not violating the US Neutrality Act prior to the US entering the war in December 1941.  HWX was transferred to the RCAF in 1943.  This aircraft was purchased by J.P. Rheault of Trois-Rivières, Quebec in 1961 for $750 and flown in the St. Maurice Aero Club by Alex Kennedy of Trois-Rivières, in 1965.  Acquired by Dr. John Cowan in 1966, HWX was a winner in the 1968 Cleveland Air Races.  This aircraft was obtained by CHAA in 1986 with the generous assistance of Dr. Cowan.  It was repainted to BCATP colours in 1989 with the support of BASF.

It was purchased by Hicks & Lawrence, a St. Thomas, Ontario company specializing in crop dusting, fire fighting and fighting budworm as a training aircraft for pilots of the massive Grumman Avenger. RWN was sold in 1978 to George Gilvesy of Tillsonburg, who built a hangar to house the plane (CHAA now owns this hangar). It was later purchased by Dr. Don Nightingale, a professor at Queen’s University in Kingston as a flying memorial to his father who received his wings at No. 6 SFTS in Dunnville, Ontario and instructed at No. 9 Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) in St. Catharines, Ontario. Bill Hayes of Tillsonburg spared no expense and RWN was restored as an authentic Harvard Mk II. Upon CHAA’s “Class B” Museum designation, the aircraft was donated to CHAA in honour of Nightingale’s father. In 1997, RWN returned to Tillsonburg.

Disposed of for $1,850, WPK spent several years flying out of Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. Jim Vernon of Oakville purchased WPK in the early 1970’s and was later flown as the #2 position in a 4-plane Goldilocks Formation for the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. In 1978, it was bought by Bob Hewitt and Norm and Kent Beckham based out of Woodstock. WPK was purchased by CHAA in 1989. The engine was overhauled in 1991 for $27,000.

Purchased by Albert Beach of Burns Lake, British Columbia in 1966. UFZ was then bought by Tony and Mary Swain of Vancouver, British Columbia in 1971. Tony, a former director for the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA), flew ‘Bessy’ for over 30 years. UFZ was purchased under CHAA’s Class “B” Museum designation in 2005 and was delivered to Tillsonburg in March 2006. The engine was overhauled over the 2008-2009 season.

This aircraft was purchased by Tom Ladobruk of Steinbach, Manitoba in 1966 and bought by Lew Benvenuto of London, Ontario in 1972. It was sold to CHAA for $1 in 2003. RZW was repainted in 2005 with a Trillium Foundation grant of $46,000

While based at Moose Jaw, 20436 was one of the Harvards used in the Goldilocks Aerobatic Team. It was bought by Percy Ellard of Caron, Saskatchewan in 1968 and registered as CF-WWI. It was later owned by Robert Wilkinson of Calgary, Alberta and purchased in 1988 by William E. Lamon of Eugene, Oregon, an ex-NATO pilot trainee from Belgium who trained on Harvards in Canada. It received the US registration N436WL. In recent years, the aircraft was a part of the Canadian Air Force Heritage Flight, flying in formation with a CT-133 Silver Star and CT-114 Tutor. It is also an honourary member of “The Big 2” (#2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School) in Moose Jaw. CHAA acquired the aircraft in January 2008 and it was flown from Oregon to London on April 15-17, 2008, a distance of 2130.5 nautical miles. On April 19, 2008, 20436 flew from London to Tillsonburg Airport escorted by C-FWPK and C-FRZW. It was re-registered in Canada as C-FWLH which we know stands for William Lamon’s Harvard.

According to records of March 1945, 3191 was used by one of the last classes to receive their wings during wartime. Bought by Bert Reynolds in November 1960, MTX remained in the Toronto area until sold to Al McHardy, based at Maple Airport. It was later purchased by Stan Castle, then based at the Toronto Island Airport, and was flown as an aerobatic plane at air shows in Ontario. The aircraft moved to King City, Ontario where Norm Beckham saw it and partnered with Bob Hewitt and Len Fallowfield to acquire MTX in 1975. When purchased, MTX was turquoise with black stripes and in 1978 was repainted BCATP yellow. In 1992, it was sold to Jim Goff of Seminole, Oklahoma, but was purchased back at an auction in 1997 and flown to Tillsonburg by Norm Beckham. It was taken offline in 2005 for a full restoration.

Purchased from Crown Assets Disposal Corporation by Gilbert Dressel on December 7, 1964, the aircraft was stored in a barn on his property near Wainfleet, Ontario for 42 years. In June 2006, it was obtained jointly by Stan and Greg Tyrell. The plan was to restore the aircraft fully and at an appropriate time, donate it to CHAA. Greg did not see his plan come to fruition as he sadly passed away in December 2008. In November 2009, Jennifer Tyrell, Greg’s widow, announced the gift of 20304 to CHAA on behalf of Greg and the Tyrell family. In December 2009, the fuselage of 20304 was transported to Tillsonburg and the wings followed in May 2012. Work is well underway on the restoration of 20304 to airworthy condition.

Appeared in the 1942 Warner Brothers movie “Captains of the Clouds” starring James Cagney. Stored at the Brantford airport after the war, 3399 along with dozens of other Yale’s were sold as scrap to Amsco Ltd. of Hamilton, who then put the aircraft up for sale. 3399 was one of approximately 36 Yale’s purchased by Ernest V. Simmons, who lived south of Tillsonburg. It was later purchased at the estate sale of Mr. Simmons by Don Goddard of Waterloo in 1970. Obtained by CHAA in 1987, the task of restoring the Yale to airworthy condition was assigned to CHAA’s Restoration Wing under the direction of the late ex-RCAF Wing Commander Lou J. Hill. The Yale is dedicated to W/C Hill and the registration, C-GLJH, bears his initials. The first post-restoration flight was on May 20, 2010.