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This Exact Harvard left the Noorduyn production plant in 1943 as a Harvard IIB and was taken on strength with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) with serial number FH153 later that year.

On the 9th of September 1946 after 3 years of service with the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Harvard was exported to Europe and taken on strength with the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (Royal Netherlands Air Force) where it received a serial number B-158

In 1971 the Harvard was retired from the Royal Netherlands Air Force and sold a private operator in the Netherlands where it flew with a civilian registration PH-PPS.

In 1973 the Aircraft left the Netherlands and was ferried to the UK where it received a civilian registration G-BBHK it has to this day.

On the 16th of June 2011 after many years of flying in the UK, the aircraft was sold to Marcin Kubrak and ferried to Poland where it received the original Royal Canadian Air Force it had in 1943.

North American Harvard IIB

The North American Aviation T-6 Texan is an American single-engined advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), United States Navy, Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1970s. Designed by North American Aviation, the T-6 is known by a variety of designations depending on the model and operating air force. The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) and USAAF designated it as the AT-6, the United States Navy the SNJ, and British Commonwealth air forces the Harvard, the name by which it is best known outside the US. Starting in 1948, the new United States Air Force (USAF) designated it the T-6, with the USN following in 1962. It remains a popular warbird used for airshow demonstrations and static displays. It has also been used many times to simulate various historical aircraft, including the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero. A total of 15,495 T-6s of all variants were built.