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Step 2 of Group Build - Yoda Kremlin says he believe the Harvard profiles, although part of the Group Build (viewtopic.php?f=12&t=4164) do deserve their own thread in this forum. First stage of shaping the much loved "spammy".

So when is some one going to do a Harvard Mk.I as these were the first of the600 + Harvards to reach South Africa and in which the first fatal accident occurred on 08.08.1942 in Natal, near Stanger. Aircraft Harvard Mk.I, 1301 (P-5931 / 49-1201) crashed at Osborne Farm, Groutville, Natal, South Africa

Crew
Air Mechanic J.R Sharpe 22yrs P.5453 SAAF 6 Squadron
East London (East Bank) Cemetery, Section 11C, Grave 744 W, East London, Cape Province (Eastern Cape)South Africa
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2nd Lieutenant G.A Hartman *yrs 205566 SAAF 6 Squadron
Pretoria (Rebecca Street) Cemetery, Presbyterian Section Grave 3287, Pretoria,Transvaal, South Africa

Some SAAF members had already had fatal accidents in other countries flying Mk.I Harvards prior to this accident.

Neat Mike, you're off to a cracking start

ermm Mike .. tag .. you're it ..

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Brent Best

@ Kremlin: Figured I may be tagged.

@W407594F: Your request had me rushing for my "Dan Hagedorn: North American's T6 -A Definitive History of the World's Most Famous Trainer" Hopefully the R650-00 I gave to Amazon, is worth it, and who knows, there is quite a long way to go before the end of the group build.

I have found the book

THE HARVARD FILE by Air Britain to be good value for money, well its a library book but I have had it out now for nearly 3 years, just keep renewing it.

- I used to have books like that, only thing is I did not regularly renew them

@Kremlin: You still have Ivan Springs' Harvard book?

I do ... amongst the others I also took out from the "library of Dean" ... more than a year ago ... only I have never renewed them ...

The outstanding fines must be huge by now

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Brent Best