1:72 scale premium diecast airplane by Hobby Master Air Power Series HA1502. North American T-6 Texan Luftwaffe, Bavaria, Germany, 1960, (CCF Harvard Mk.IV).

Model Features:

• Preassembled and Painted
• Historically Authentic Paint Scheme
• Accurate Panel Lines and Surface Details
• Diecast Metal Construction
• Removable Ordinance
• Display Stand Included
• Positionable Landing Gear
• Rotating Propeller
• 7" Wingspan
• 5" Length
• Made for Adult Collectors

About the Harvard Mk IV:
The grandfather of all these aircraft was designed to specs the United States government issued for a new trainer in 1934. Lee Atwood at GENERAL AVIATION in Dundalk, Maryland rose to the challenge with an aircraft known as the NA-16. (The Company's named changed from General Aviation to NORTH AMERICAN at this time, so it was "NA rather than "GA") First flown in 1935, it was a cantilever, low-wing monoplane, with an all-metal structure. The fuselage was fabric covered, the dual cockpits were still open to the elements and the landing gear were fixed, but the design did have an all metal, stressed-skin wing with flush riveting. The powerplant was a Wright R-975 WHIRLWIND RADIAL with 400 horsepower.

The USAAF liked it, but requested a few changes. The cockpits were to be enclosed, the landing gear was to be faired and the engine became a PRATT & WHITNEY R-1340 WASP with 600 horsepower. This became the NA-18. The prototype was eventually sold to Argentina.

In late 1935, the design was officially adopted by the USAAF as the BT-9. They placed an order for 42 units. Most of these aircraft were delivered with the Wright Whirlwind engine, and were fitted with flaps - a first on a trainer.