Aircraft 66-2510 Data

66-2510
North American NA-66 Harvard II, c/n 2777
Latest photos of 66-2510
66-2510 - Harvard IV ex-RCAF 2777 as Navy 930 at the Shearwater Aviation Museum near Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - by ReinhardJost
ReinhardJost
66-2510 - Harvard  2777 - by Mark Pasqualino
Mark Pasqualino
Airframe Info
Manufacturer North American
Model NA-66 Harvard II Search all North American NA-66 Harvard II
Construction Number (C/N) 2777
Aircraft Type Fixed wing single engine
Number of Seats 2
Number of Engines 1
Engine Type Reciprocating
Engine Manufacturer and Model Pratt & Whitney
Aircraft
Registration Number 66-2510
Current Status Preserved
Owner
Owner Shearwater Aviation Museum
Address Shearwater, Nova Scotia B0J 3A0
Canada
User Comments
Terry Fletcher, 2011-02-25 15:12:11
Category C damage on 8 April 1941, while with No. 6 Service Flying Training School (SFTS) at Dunville, Ontario. Converted to Mk. IIA armament trainer on 29 August 1950. Temporary loan to RCN 29 August 1950, carried RCAF serial number plus penant number. Operated by No. 1 Training Air Group (1 TAG) at the Naval Air Station, HMCS Shearwater. Changed to indefinite loan to the RCN on 18 December 1953. Transferred from Shearwater to VC 924, the naval air reserve squadron that formed in Calgary on 1 June 1954. It is unclear what happened to 2777 after it was struck off in 1960. However, it was eventually rescued from long term storage in a deteriorated condition and with parts from other Harvards was refurbished as a VC 924 squadron Harvard with "930 - NAVY" markings. For many years was a "Gate Guardian" at the entrance to Shearwater. The aircraft again deteriorated out of doors in the maritime climate and in 2003 was brought indoors and given a new yellow paint job with "930 - NAVY" markings for display inside the Shearwater Aviation Museum where it stands today.