Harvard Cowling

hi sisu,
i have past your request on to a very good freind of mine, who as just written a book about the havard, if doug don't know, then nobody will.
john
Air Warfare Forum

I have restored a close cousin (Yale) plus also hung around a few originals that were in our museum. Bare metal was the norm, although some later ones that were restored had zinc chromate applied.

Check out the book Harvard! by Doug MacPhail and Dave Fletcher. It was published privately by DCF Flying Books, Box 8589, Dundas Ontario, L9H 5G1.

Look for a photo of my restored Yale on page 79.
Regards,
Bruce

Bruce:
Believe it or not, Dave Fletcher is a friend of mine! We served together at Geilenkirchen AWACS base in Germany. I asked him the question a while ago, and he said he could not remember for sure (probably because as you note, there was more than one possibility). Thanks for your response.

Sagindragin: Thanks to you too.

Sisu, ya I beleive it he's an aquatence fo mine too. We lilive about 5 blocks from each other. He was the CO of Holberg when I did my secound tour there.in Ops..
Nice Harvard Bruce did you polish the airframe yourself. The book say's its on "display" is it airworthy?

Dave:
Slap your wrist for calling my Yale a Harvard. We had a crew that worked on the plane over about a 10 year period to fully restore it. I could write a book just on that. During the latter years I was the crew chief. I met Dave F when he came through the museum looking for material for his book. He may not remember me, but please say hello for me.

The airframe is hand polished. Many hands over many days. The restoration is authentic to 1940/41. The museum made the decision not to fly the plane so it is not airworthy in that it has not been inspected and the instruments calibrated, that sort of thing, but it is all there, inside and out. Concealed spaces are inhibited. The photo is its' first time out, displayed at the Commonwealth Aircrew Reunion/Manitoba Airshow, if memory serves the year was 1984.

Thanks for your kind comments,
Bruce

Bruce
Sorry about the Harvard refrence, I have the book I just haven't read it yet. Take care and thanks for the info. I'll pass on your "Hi"

Talked with Dave Flecher today, he says hi aqnd does remember you Bruce.
He has the "Delivery Specs" for the Harvard Mk1 for the RCAF which cover everything including Types of oil, coolent ect..
The inside cowlings are "Lacquered Aluminum" the yellow is "Yellow #7" "AKA Trainer Yellow".
Any other questions let me know and I'll pass them along.

Thanks Dave:
It is great to know Dave F is still around. Thank you for remembering him to me. He was musing about another book, I wonder if he has started/written it yet?

BTW, for the model's 'lacquered aluminum' you can use a dull aluminum paint. That is also how we finished our aluminum interiors on the Yale as corrosion inhibitors (duly noted for historians of course).
Merry Christmas,
Bruce