AT-16 Harvard IIB

G-AZSC

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INTRODUCTION

This aircraft was built by Noorduyn Aviation in 1943 as a Harvard AT-16 IIB and was allocated to the USAAF with serial number 43-13064. From there it was dispatched to the Netherlands and then Sweden. In later life it came to the UK and notably was operated (and displayed) by the singer Gary Numan. It’s home today is in the South of England based at Goodwood Airfield.

Manufacturer

Noorduyn Aviation

Model

AT-16 Harvard IIB

Registration

G-AZSC

Serial Number

14A-1363

Year Constructed

1943

Airframe Hours

6003

Engine

Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN1

Engine Hours

503

Propeller

Hamilton Standard 12D40-211

Livery

USAF ‘SC’ Scheme. Painted in 1996

Avionics

Garmin GTR225A

Equipment

History

This AT-16 was constructed on 2nd November 1943 and allocated USAAF serial 43-13064. The aircraft was shipped to Newark, New Jersey.

1946 saw the aircraft transferred to the Royal Netherlands Air Force, designated B-19, though this didn’t last long before B-19 was shipped to Sweden in 1947. There is little documented history of the aircraft up until 1969, where the aircraft was registered in the Netherlands (PH-SKK) under private ownership.

In 1972, the aircraft was assigned to the UK Civil register as G-AZSC

and owned by Fairoaks Aviation Services. In February 1984, the aircraft was purchased by Machine Music Ltd and displayed by 80’s pop-star Gary Numan, wearing a ‘Zero’ paint scheme.

The aircraft is now operated by Goodwood Road Racing Company Ltd (operated by Goodwood Flying School) and maintained by Goodwood Engineering.