HARVARD HAPPENINGS

July, 2005    27th Edition

Next CHAA Meeting:  Tuesday, July 19 at 7:30pm

Tillsonburg OPS Building

Guest Speaker for July: Info unavailable at this time

    What is happening…?

vLast Month’s Guest Speaker: CHAA member, Martin Keenan, gave an interesting and informative power point presentation on the history of the CF 101-Voodoo in Canada.

vCHAA’s Website:  Check it out! www.harvards.com

A sincere thank you to Lance Russwurm for the work he has done preparing our website and keeping it current.  In addition to information on all of our airplanes, news, a gallery, info on joining CHAA and other timely topics, he has included a site to experience the roar of the Harvard.  All emails concerning CHAA’s website may be sent to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  

vBingo News: Due directly to monies raised through monthly Bingos in London, we will be making the last loan payment on our Hangar in November, 2005!  We are so very appreciative of the efforts of the members who work these bingos each month.  If you live in the London area and are able to give one night a month, your help is needed to ensure we are able to continue with this major CHAA fundraiser. For more info on upcoming bingo dates and how you can help, contact Bill Shepard (Fundraising chair and Board member) at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

vMembership News: Marion Bennell This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Marion reports membership has been quiet in June.  She and Ray were at the airport last Tuesday and enjoyed the day, watching the Tiger Moth which has already been flown for fifteen hours this year! Gift certificates are available for a backseat ride in a Harvard or Tiger Moth.

vRestoration Wing News: Roy Venn This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

-431 Air Demonstration Squadron "The Snowbirds" gave us their usual superb performance on the 26th June, ably supported by the F-18 from Virginia Beach Naval Air Station. Great turn out, and the Yale, RZW and the Tiger Moth were on display. What a day!

 -RZW is at Spectrum Aviation. Nick and Bruce have the masking pretty well done and most of the spot priming is complete. Full prime should be finished by the weekend.

 -RWN is out of service waiting for a starter which should arrive by the 6th July. Trevor is hopeful it will be set for Geneso this weekend.

 -WPK is sitting on the north side of the Restorations hangar with both wings off. Replacement flanges should arrive shortly and will be put in place as soon as possible.

-Work on the Yale has slowed somewhat. The troops are busy doing what they can and will be looking for new direction next week. Anyone with any ideas or suggestions for the next Restoration project please let us know. We are hoping to get some ideas to take to the Board for approval.

Thank you to the members of the restoration Group for their recent donation to CHAA which goes toward the Yale’s first flight.

vBack Seat Rides: Dave Delaney This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it (519)-471-4730

vUpcoming Flying Events: Greg Tyrell This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Contact Dave Delaney for backseat info on the following:

-on July 9 to 11...Geneseo...well worth going to.  It is approximately a 2 hour drive from Hamilton.  Some sites to visit for further Geneseo info:
http://www.1941hag.org/files_airshow/g-a-s.pdf  http://www.1941hag.org/ & http://www.airic.ca/html/geneseo_2004.html

-on July 30...Gathering of Classics
-on August 1...Stratford, a four plane formation http://www.stratfordsummermusic.ca/schedulewk2.html

-on August 6...Wiarton http://www.flywiarton.com/events.html

vMembers’ Flydays:  Current and new members’ flydays are scheduled for Tillsonburg: July 23, August 20 and September 10.

v2006 CHAA Calendars:  Advertisers being sought

The CHAA calendar committee of Bill Shepard, Pat Hanna and Sandra Sparkes has joined forces with the Kitchener 404 Wing to produce our 2006 calendar.  We will be printing 2500 copies, 500 for the Wing and 2000 for CHAA. Presently, we are seeking advertisers! The costs are: full width at bottom of page @ $150; ½ widths @ $100 and 1/3 width @ $75. Please respond to Sandra at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it by July 19.  Thank you for your ongoing interest in and support of CHAA!

v   CHAA Dive RecoveryTeam:  www.chaa-recovery.ca

This team is determined to research, locate, survey and recover heritage craft which have crashed in the waters of Ontario. View this easy to navigate, up to date and informative site for the latest CHAA news, along with information on the Dive Team’s search tools and technologies, view photos of search efforts and read news on the search to locate a sunken Harvard. The following quote from their home page says it all, “We’re proud to serve the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association and do our part, as conscientious divers, to locate and share our country’s heritage”.  We wish them safe dives and much success!

vWebsite tips from The Recovery Team:

Looking to know what's happening this month? Go to www.chaa-recovery.ca  and check out the calendar for upcoming events. Just "click" on the underlined date in blue font to view the event for that day. To view all events for the month just "click" on the name of the month at the top of the calendar. Looking for a past ROAR Newsletter? In the main menu click on "Documents" and "CHAA Newsletter" to download any Roar as far back as Sept 2001. Look for more website tips in future editions of Harvard Happenings.

vCHAA Mailing Address: NEW...take note:

Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association
244411 Airport Road
P.O. Box 175
Tillsonburg, Ontario
N4G 4H5

vSeeking Old Acquaintances: Mr. Ralph Forbes, of Kitchener, Ontario, spent 15 hours in CHAA’s own 3191 during training in Ottawa in 1944-45 while a member of Flight 101; he had a backseat ride two years ago in 3191 and calls it a “trip down memory lane”.  Mr. Forbes would welcome a reunion with anyone who might have been with him at Uplands in Flight 101.  (Send your messages for Mr. Forbes to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , and they will be passed along promptly)

vItems for Inclusion in Harvard Happenings: To keep membership informed, if you have items for inclusion, send them to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it by the end of the first week of each month.

vGuest Speaker Suggestions: Send your guest speaker suggestions for members monthly meetings to Pat Hanna This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

vUntil next time, clear skies, safe flights and smooth landings!