1944 North American AT6 Harvard III

We have for sale a very rare 1944 North American AT6 Harvard III. This is the first restoration project conducted by legendary warbird restorer Maurice Hammond. Maurice has been responsible for some of the finest warbird restorations in the country namely Hawker Hurricane Mk1 R4118, P51D 414419 ‘Janie’ and P51D 413521 ‘Marinell’.

Constructed by North American Aviation in Dallas Texas in 1944 with the construction number 88-16336 G-ELMH was one of 20 aircraft ordered by the British Fleet Air Arm in 1942, eventually leaving the factory in 1944 she was flown across the US to Fort Dix arriving on April 25th 1944.  Then crated and shipped by sea it arrived in Lossiemouth Scotland on July 12th. The aircraft was allocated the Royal Navy Serial Number EZ341 and stationed at RNAS Crail Donibristle. EZ341 saw out her service in Lee on Solent eventually being sold to the Portuguese Air Force and based in Granja in 1956.

Now allocated the serial number 1662 it served with the Portuguese Air Force until December 1973 when it was stored. One ferry flight was made on the 18th of January 1977 to the Air Force museum at Alverca where it remained until 1991 when it was crated and returned to England.

Maurice Hammond acquired the Harvard and it was shipped to Suffolk for a nut and bolt restoration which took 24 months. Now registered G-ELMH her first post restoration flight was in April 1994 painted in the colour scheme of the 100th bomb group ‘Hack’ ship used at Thorpe Abbots airfield during WWII. The aircraft carries the nose art of B17 “Fools Rush In”.

£229,000

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The Restoration

The Aircraft was completely dismantled down to every last last nut and bolt. The tail cone was paint stripped, new rear bulkhead fitted, internal and external surfaces Zinc Chromated and 2K top coat applied. Tail Planes jigged and lower skins removed, new tail plane attachment fittings installed, internal and external surfaces Zinc Chromated and 2K top coat applied.

Fin cleaned and inspected, internal and external surfaces Zinc Chromated and 2K top coat applied. Rudder, Elevators and Ailerons dismantled, ribs replaced as required, internal and external surfaces Zinc Chromated and 2K top coat applied, Cecanite 101 fabric applied and 2k elasticised paint applied .
Fuselage and Engine Mount frames completely paint stripped and blasted, all structures X-Rayed, external surfaces Zinc Chromated and 2K top coat applied, Linseed oil added to all steel tube internals. Wing Centre section Jigged, new Forward Main Spar and Spare Caps fitted, Ribs replaced as required, internal and external surfaces Zinc Chromated and 2K top coat applied.
Wings Jigged and lower skins removed and replaced as necessary, Ribs replaced as required, internal and external surfaces Zinc Chromated and 2K top coat applied.
All hydraulic pipes replaced, all hydraulic actuators and system overhauled. Engine zero time overhauled by Covington. Propeller zero time overhauled.
A full photographic history of the restoration can be found by clicking on the Logbooks link.

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Key Details

YEAR OF MANUFACTURE 1944 FEATURES Pratt & Whitney R1340 AN-1
SERIAL NUMBER 88-16336 Covington engine
TOTAL TIME ON AIRFRAME 3973 HRS Hamilton Standard 12D 40 – 305 propeller
REGISTRATION G-ELMH Garmin GPS
UNITED KINGDOM Mode C transponder
Canopy Cover

Airframe & Powerplant

Pratt & Whitney R1340-AN1 SN:11477  9 Cylinder Radial supplied zero timed by Covington USA in 1993: 740:00 Hours
Hamilton Standard 12D40-305 SN:26460 two blade metal variable pitch propeller with 3:50 hours since zero time overhaul in 2024

Avionics

iCOM IC-A220 radio
Garmin GPS 100
Narco AT 150 TSO
Bendix King 111C Skymap

Interior

Original in the finest detail

Removable stick in rear cockpit

Cockpit heater

Exterior

Painted in the colours of the 100th Bomb Group squadron ‘hack’ and adorned with the nose art of B17 “Fools Rush In”

Exterior Paint 9/10.

Additional Equipment

Canopy Cover

Additional Information

Annual Inspection valid until 30/05/2026
Engine zero time overhaul by Covington in 1993 – 740 Hours total time

Note: Specification is correct to the best of our knowledge. It is the buyer’s responsibility to check the actual specification prior to purchase. No warranties are sold or implied.