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Here is a list of all of the aircraft and their specifications used for training in Alberta during the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.

Harvard

Manufacturer:
Engine:
No. of Engines:
Wing Span:
Height:
Length:
Weight:
Crew:
Maximum Speed:
Range:
Ceiling:
Horsepower:
Armament:

North American
Pratt and Whitney R-1340-AN-1
1
42 ft. 4 in.
11 ft. 8 in.

27 ft. 11 in.
3,995 lbs.
2
180 m.p.h.
750 miles
22,400 ft.
600
None

Hurricane

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Canadian Car and Foundry Company under license from Hawker.
Rolls Royce "Merlin"
1

40 ft.
13 ft. 1 in.
32 ft. 3in.
4,670 lbs.
1
318 m.p.h.
460 miles
33,400 ft
1,030
Eight 303 machine guns and up to two 250 lb. bombs

Lysander

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Westland Aircraft Ltd.
Bristol Mercury XX
1
50 ft.
11 ft. 6 in.

30 ft. 6 in.
4,840 lbs.
2
217 m.p.h.
600 miles
23,850 ft.
870
Provision for two forward and one rear mounted machine guns and light practice bombs

Norseman C-64

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Noorduyn Aviation Ltd. & Canadian Car & Foundry Pratt and Whitney Wasp Jr. Radial piston
1
51 ft. 8 in.
10 ft. 3 in

32 ft. 4 in.
4,250 lbs.
Up to eight
155 m.p.h.
464 miles
17,000 ft
600
None

Oxford

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Airspeed, de Havilland
Armstrong-Siddeley Cheetah X
2
53 ft. 4 in.
11 ft. 1 in.

34 ft. 6 in.
5,380 lbs.
3
188 m.p.h.

19,500 ft.
370
Provisions for one machine gun and up to 12 practice bombers

Stearman PT-17

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Boeing
Continental R-670-5 7-cylinder radial
1
32 ft. 2 in.
9 ft. 2 in.

24 ft. 9 in.
2,635 lbs.
2
135 m.p.h.
505 miles
13,200 ft.
1,220
None

Tiger Moth DH82C

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de Havilland
DH Gypsy Major
1
29 ft. 4 in.

8 ft. 10 in
23 ft. 11 in.
4,250 lbs.
2
109 m.p.h.
300 miles

142
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