The Harvard was used as trainer and light ground attack plane. It dates back from the 1941 and Harvards were build in licence from North American bij Noorduyn Canada. Some variation of engines were used, but mainly from the P&W R-1340- series. The name Texan was used in the USA and the name Harvard was used particularly for aircraft in the United Kingdom and the Harvard 4 for Canada and Harvard 4K for Belgium. Thousands of airplanes were build and used by many air forces for training. Many are now used for fun flying by private pilots.
Some main versions include:
AT-6 with 600 hp R-1340 engine with 2 machine guns;
AT-6A, very similar to AT-6 and US NAVY SNj-3; later redesignated T-6A.
AT-6B is a AT-6A but with dorsal gun;
AT-6C as AT-6B but with some wood used and called Harvard III in U.K; also designated T-6C.
AT-6D as AT-6B but with some other electrical systems and Harvard IIA in U.K, T-6D and US NAVY SNJ-5; The SNJ-5C has an arrestor hook.
AT-6F as AT-6D but with stronger airframe and clear fixed canopy; US NAVY ref SNJ-6.
AT-16 are Noorduyn built aircraft.
T-6G are improved earlier model aircraft with better cockpit, steerable tail wheel and simplified canopy framing. Also some US NAVY SNJ-7 with the SNJ-7B also having armament.
Note that the canopy/sliding cockpit hood offen differs between variants.
Noorduyn AT-16 Harvard II (Royal Netherlands Air Force / Koninklijke Luchtmacht)
Registration PH-LSK / B-64), c/n: 14-641. Used by Royal Netherlands Air Force Historical Flight Foundation (SKLHV, Stichting Koninklijke Luchtmacht Historische Vlucht) flying from Gilze-Rijen Air Base, Netherlands
Photographed August 2010 by Cees Hendriks (C) Copyright!
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SUPPLEMENT Photographed May 2015 by Meindert de Vreeze (C) Copyright!
Noorduyn AT-16 Harvard Mk2B (Royal Netherlands Air Force / Koninklijke Luchtmacht)
Registration PH-MLM / B-71 / 43-13145, c/n: 14A-1444. This Harvard has orange-dayglow panels and is operated by the Royal Netherlands AF Historical Flight Foundation at Gilze-Rijen (NL).
Photographed August 2010 by Cees Hendriks (C) Copyright!
SUPPLEMENT Photographed May 2015 by Meindert de Vreeze (C) Copyright!
Noorduyn AT-16 Harvard
This yellow Harvard seen in the Aviodrome Lelystad is probably a Harvard II.B , FT228 with serial 43-12969 and used by the KLu as B-73
Photographed 2014 by Cees Hendriks (C) Copyright!
North American SNJ-5C
This SNJ-5C has the bureau # no 51849 painted on. The US NAVY used SNJ-5C has a small arrestor hook and was seen at the Pensacola museum of Naval Aviation (Florida USA).
Photographed 2014 by Cees Hendriks (C) Copyright!
North American SNJ-6
This SNJ-6 was built in 1945 with Construction Number (C/N): 112049. It has now civil registration N455WA and has a Pratt & Whitney R1340 engine. Seen at Kissimmee, Florida USA
Photographed 2014 by Cees Hendriks (C) Copyright!
North American AT-6D / SNJ-5 Texan
This SNJ-5 was the armed version of AT-6D. The engine is well shown here with removed cowling. This aircraft in a blue US NAVY scheme is now privately owned as N3680F with Bu.Nr 42-84793 , probably manufactured 1942 / 1943. It was seen at Marana Regional Airport.
Photographed 2016 by Cees Hendriks (C) Copyright!
Several scale models exist of the Harvard and Texan. In 1/72 scale there are the models of Revell, Doyusha, HobbyBoss, Encore and Academy. In 1/48 Monogram has a kit. In 1/32 Kittyhawk issued a very nice kit in 2014. Particularly check the canopy lengths of the different kits as on real Harvards and Texans, variations are possible. Sometimes, there are less hood frames and the rear curved glass is longer.
This walk around page was first created February 2012 by M. de Vreeze