17 Designs, Author at Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association

As a young second lieutenant commanding 8 Platoon, ‘C’ Company, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, in Korea, Chris Snider of Oakville, Ont., earned a Miltary Cross for leading his 10-man patrol through two mortar attacks in enemy-infested territory. [lStephen J. Thorne/LM]

Legion, Canada’s Military History Magazine: Lifetime of service

Jan/Feb 2025: Chris Snider was a 21-year-old second lieutenant commanding 8 Platoon, ‘C’ Company, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, when his 10-man patrol came under fire from Chinese mortars ensconced in the hills facing them.

10 February 2025 In The News

Tour Oxford features the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association on YouTube

Tourism Oxford: THE HARVARD – Flying in a WWII Training Aircraft

What’s it like to fly in a vintage WWII training aircraft? Arienne – SeeYouSoonTravel meet up with the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association at the Tillsonburg Regional Airport to learn all about the historic Harvard and even get to experience what it’s like to fly in one!

7 February 2025 In The News

Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association celebrates 40 years in 2025

TILLSONBURG, ONTARIO – January 2025 – The Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association, based in Tillsonburg, Ontario, is thrilled to be celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2025. The Association was created in 1985 by three aviation enthusiasts who had a dream to preserve the Harvard aircraft as an honour and remembrance to the men and women who…

1 January 2025 News Releases

Allan Paige fires up CHHA Harvard-MK-4-C-FWPK

Canadian Aviation Historical Society: Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association Celebrates 40 Years in 2025

March 2025: The Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association, based in Tillsonburg, Ontario, is thrilled to be celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2025. The Association was created in 1985 by three aviation enthusiasts who had a dream to preserve the Harvard aircraft as an honour and remembrance to the men and women who flew them and…

1 January 2025 In The News

Welcome to the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association! Celebrating 40 years in 2025!

[BACKGROUNDER] Our registered charitable organization was created in 1985 from a passion to keep the legacy of the WWII Harvard aircraft alive and honour those who trained in them and served their country. Dubbed “the pilot maker”, the Harvard was the most advanced, single-engine trainer of its time, offering the familiar “roar of the Harvard” at…

1 January 2025 News Releases

Second World War flying veteran Ken Raven, 101, of Huntsville got an opportunity to enjoy a flight in the same type of craft he piloted in Europe. Surrounded by family, Raven was back in a Harvard plane n Wednesday in Tillsonburg thanks to the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association. Photo by JACOB ROBINSON /Simcoe Reformer

Norfolk and Tillsonburg News: Second World War vet returns to sky in Harvard aircraft at age 101

Nov 28/24: What do you give a 101-year-old man who has done and seen it all? One more moment in the sun. That’s what Second World War flying veteran Ken Raven experienced at the Tillsonburg Regional Airport on Wednesday. Thanks to the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association located on-site, pilot Allan Paige took Raven for a flight in…

28 November 2024 In The News

100-year-old Veteran to fly in Harvard

TILLSONBURG, ON - November 11, 2024 -- A day after the 2024 Remembrance Day ceremonies, a 100-year-old Veteran Spitfire pilot will take to the skies in a Harvard, an aircraft he trained on 80 years ago. Flying Officer Ken Raven, (Retired) was an RCAF Spitfire pilot conducting photo reconnaissance as he witnessed the final days of…

11 November 2024 News Releases

Norfolk and Tillsonburg News: Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association celebrates RCAF’s 100th anniversary

June 3/24: The Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association (CHAA) celebrated the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 100th anniversary Saturday with a Centennial Fly-In at the Tillsonburg Regional Airport.

3 June 2024 In The News

Author page: 17 Designs

Legion, Canada’s Military History Magazine: Lifetime of service

Tourism Oxford: THE HARVARD – Flying in a WWII Training Aircraft

Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association celebrates 40 years in 2025

Canadian Aviation Historical Society: Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association Celebrates 40 Years in 2025

Welcome to the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association! Celebrating 40 years in 2025!

Norfolk and Tillsonburg News: Second World War vet returns to sky in Harvard aircraft at age 101

100-year-old Veteran to fly in Harvard

Norfolk and Tillsonburg News: Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association celebrates RCAF’s 100th anniversary

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