of South Africa

c/n CCF4-520

The North American Harvard in South Africa


Individual Aircraft History


C/N CCF4-520
 


ZU-BVK

 




CCF4-520 ZU-BVK John Miller

C/N CCF4-520

ZU-BVK

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CCF4-520 ZU-BVK and ZU-AYS 1st Castrol Aviator Stephan Rossouw



C/N CCF4-520

ZU-BVK (left) in formztion with ZU-AYS

Flying Lions Aerobatic Team

Sponsors Academy Brushware and Castrol Aviator 1st colour scheme

Photograph: Stephan Rossouw SR Photography



CCF4-520 ZU-BVK Academy Brushware bp Ultimate Theo van der Merwe

 C/N CCF4-520

ZU-BVK

Flying Lions Aerobatic Team

Sponsors Academy Brushware and bp ultimate

Photograph: Theo van der Merwe





 


 
c/n CCF4-520 Nice air-to-air of a SAAF Harvard IIA just up from the Air Force Base at Durban, circa 1951*.
                                     This was one of the Harvards destined for the RAF (where it was to have become EX302. but
                                     diverted instead to South Africa as part of the EFTS).  When the SAAF retired it in 1966 it went
                                     to the Portuguese Air Force as 1545.  In 1980 it was sold in the UK and is still current, I believe,
                                     as G-BICE. 
                                     *  Don Sykes in South Africa advises me that the shot was, indeed, early 1951 and the Harvard
                                     was being flown by his father, Capt. Bill Sykes who was OC 5 Squadron, based at Stamford Hill,
                                     Durban at the time.  Capt Sykes went on, a short time later, to join 2 Squadron, SAAF in Korea
                                     on P-51s, attached to the USAF's 18th Fighter-bomber Wing.
 
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