Harvard ex RAF and SAAF on mil web from Italy

Hi Martin,

Did send you a PM (using your FlyPast forum “profile”)

Regards,

Benno

Hi Martin,

Sorry, but EX332 was never meant to be Bu10121.

Texan, North American SNJ-4
88- 9835
Bu 10121

Harvard IIA, North American
88 – 9845
41-33305(USAAC), EX332(RAF), 7151(SAAF), EX332(RAF), MM53042(ItalAF)

Regards,

Benno

Apologies, I was always terrible at maths at school, and then perhaps I shouldn’t believe everything written in books either.

Best wishes,

Martin

Sorry, but EX332 wasn’t Bu10121

Hi Martin,

Sorry, but EX332 was never meant to be Bu10121.

Texan, North American SNJ-4
88- 9835
Bu 10121

Harvard IIA, North American
88 – 9845
41-33305(USAAC), EX332(RAF), 7151(SAAF), EX332(RAF), MM53042(ItalAF)

Regards,

Benno

Found the photos……

Martin

Hi,

This one reported to be former MM53042. “7151” on the, easy replaceable, sidepanel however this one not absolutely making it the real 7151. Could be though.

FYI. MM53042 was not reported since the mid eighties…

Regards,

BennoT6

Many thanks for the addition. The owner sent me some photos of it, including the data plate which revealed it to be EX332. Will try and find them and post on here. The 7151 panel is a result of my findings.

Best wishes,

Martin

Hi,

This one reported to be former MM53042. “7151” on the, easy replaceable, sidepanel however this one not absolutely making it the real 7151. Could be though.

FYI. MM53042 was not reported since the mid eighties…

Regards,

BennoT6

Type: North American Harvard Mk.IIA
Construction Number: 88-9845
USAAF Serial Number: 41-33305
RAF Serial Number: EX332

Originally destined to be a SNJ-4 with the US Navy, it was transferred to the Royal Air Force and became EX332. If it stayed in US Navy service it would have worn the Bu No. 10121. Was the 833rd Harvard IIA or SNJ-4 built.

It was built in Dallas, Texas and was shipped to South Africa where it served with the SAAF (South African Air Force) as 7151 from December 1942. At the end of the war it was released to the RAF (Royal Air Force) and 300 Harvards were shipped to England. 7151 was one of these and went back on the SS Umtali leaving Cape Town on the 6 January 1947. Upon arrival in England it was placed into storage and then issued to the Italian Air Force on the 20 May 1949.

Its Italian Air Force serial is unknown but would have been between MM53038 and MM53051.

Yes I was looking at the Sim you mentioned also the Wasp still at Withams they told me it had been sold it was at £24000 or more.

I was going to mention that when I posted the sim 🙂