Aircraft Photo of 3061 | North American AT-16 Harvard IIB | Canada - Air Force | AirHistory.net #365024
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:3061
Military Code:93
Aircraft Original Type:North American BC-1
Aircraft Generic Type:North American T-6/SNJ Texan/Harvard
Aircraft Version:North American AT-16 Harvard IIB
C/n (msn):07-28
Operator Titles:Canada - Air Force
Location
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Saskatchewan, Canada
 
Photo Date:July 1942 to May 1943
Photo from:Peter de Jong Collection
Photo ID: 365024
Photo Comment

Picture from collection of Rudy Burgwal, who crossed from occupied Holland to England in a boat on 3 September 1941. The Harvards in his photos show that his advanced flying training in Canada took place with 32 Service Training Flying School at Moose Jaw. He became a Spitfire pilot in No 322 (Dutch) Sqn, and downed some 18 V-1s. He was killed near Orléans on 12 August 1944 on a bomber escort mission.

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