This Harvard trainer from the Second World War and post-war era is dedicated to the men and women who ran Claresholm Airport and the airmen who trained there during the Second World War and Korean War years.
Claresholm, Alberta
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[upper left side plaque/plaque du côté gauche, en haut]
CLARESHOLM AIRPORT MEMORIAL
THIS MEMORIAL WILL COMMEMORATE THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO PLANNED, BUILT, MAINTAINED AND OPERATED THE CLARESHOLM AIRPORT FOR THE YEARS OF ITS EXISTENCE.
THIS MEMORIAL ALSO RECOGNIZES THOSE PILOTS, MECHANICS AND AIRCREW WHO TRAINED IN CLARESHOLM AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE ALLIED VICTORIES IN EUROPE, THE PACIFIC AND LATER THE KOREAN CONFLICT.
1997
[lower left side plaque/plaque du côté gauche, en bas]
CLARESHOLM AIRPORT
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[upper right side plaque/plaque du côté droit, en haut]
HARVARD TRAINER
ENGINE: PRATT & WITNEY R-1340-AN-1 WASP, 60 hp, radial
WINGSPAN: 42 feet 0.5 inches (12.8 m)
LENGTH: 28 feet 11 inches (8.8 m)
HEIGHT: 11 feet 9 inches (3.5 m)
WEIGHT: (EMPTY) 3995 pounds (1812 kg)
WEIGHT: (GROSS) 5235 pounds (2375 kg)
CRUISING SPEED: 140 miles per hour
MAXIMUM SPEED: 180 miles per hour (156 knots)
RATE OF CLIMB: 1300 feet per minute (396 m/min)
SERVICE CEILING: 22,000 feet (6710 m)
RANGE: 710 miles (1143 km)
3350 WERE PRODUCED IN CANADA IN THE 1940-1950S
[lower right side plaque/plaque du côté droit, en bas]
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Location
Claresholm Airport Military Memorial
44th Avenue
Claresholm
Alberta
Claresholm Airport Military Memorial
44th Avenue
Claresholm
Alberta
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