| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | D-FATE |
| Alternate Serial: | 52-8577 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | North American BC-1 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | North American T-6/SNJ Texan/Harvard |
| Aircraft Version: | North American Harvard Mk4 |
| Licence-built by: | CCF |
| C/n (msn): | CCF4-498 |
| Display Paint: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Fly Girl |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | BautzenMap |
| Country: | Germany |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EDAB IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Quax-Verein zur Förderung von historischem Fluggerät |
| Event: | Flugtage Bautzen 2025 |
| Photo Date: | 24 August 2025 |
| Photo by: | Peter de Jong |
| Photo ID: | 852703 |
| Photo Comment |
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The US serial is real, but the Harvard was built in Canada for the Luftwaffe in 1953 and is now back in Germany after 60 years. German serial was CCF4-498, codes AA-and BF-065. To Portuguese air force in 1964 as 1762 and sent to Mozambique to fight insurgents. Struck off charge after ceasefire in 1974, joining armed forces of Mozambique as 3101. Abandoned at Maputo. It somehow turned up in South Africa in 1989. Restored and registered in 2008 as ZU-SAF. To Switzerland in 2022, first flying there in April 2023 as HB-RWM. To Quax in February 2025. This photo is copyright © Peter de Jong, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 5 October 2025, and has since been viewed 14 times. |