Monument militaire de l'aéroport de Claresholm

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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

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CLARESHOLM AIRPORT

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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

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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