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Repaint Bessy Campaign

Registered Name: CANADIAN HARVARD AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION

Business No: 129445961RR0001

Repaint Bessy Campaign

We're repainting our beloved Bessy!

Help us to generate the funds necessary to repaint Bessy, our Mk4 Harvard, formerly RCAF 20321, and currently registered as CF-UFZ. CHAA is addressing the years of surface corrosion she suffered in the salt laden air of a previous life in a coastal environment.  We need your help in funding the stripping of her existing paint, assessing and repairing the damage,  and priming and repainting her to bring her back to her former glory. 

HARVARD MK 4 20321 CF-UFZ ‘Bessy’
Manufacturer: Canadian Car & Foundry, Fort William, ON 
Entered Service: June 10, 1952
Disposed of: February 21, 1966
Served: No. 1 Air Navigation School
            No. 2 FTS Moose Jaw, SK
            No. 4 FTS Penhold, AB
Purchased by Albert Beach of Burns Lake, British Columbia in 1966. UFZ was then bought by Tony and Mary Swain of Vancouver, British Columbia in 1971. Tony, a former director for the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA), flew ‘Bessy’ for over 30 years. UFZ was purchased under CHAA’s Class “B” Museum designation in 2005 and was delivered to Tillsonburg in March 2006. The engine was overhauled over the 2008-2009 season.