The North American Harvard in South Africa

Individual Aircraft History

NA-88 AT-6D HARVARD  III

Named Spook

The aircraft was built by North American Aviation

Allocated the tail number 41-34067

Diverted from the United States to the RAF with tail number EZ194

Delivered to the SAAF and allocated the tail number 7601.

The aircraft was transferred to the Gabon Presidential Guard on the 15^th of December 1970 and was identified by the letter “G”

Returned to the SAAF with its original tail number 7601.

The aircraft was sold to SAA for use as instructional airframe for the SAA Apprentice Training School.

The aircraft was rebuilt to airworthy standard and registered ZS-WLP on the 8^th of March 1990 and named “Spook”.

The aircraft is used for hands on training for a live aircraft and is usually displayed at various air shows and functions.