1953 American Champion Harvard MK IVSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

This 1953 North American Harvard Mk IV, serial number NOF, is a rare combat veteran aircraft that has never been on the civilian registry prior to its restoration. It is priced at $450,000 USD and located in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, on the U.S. N-Register. The airframe has accumulated only 17 hours total time since a complete full restoration.

The aircraft’s history is exceptional: manufactured by Canada Car & Foundry in 1953, it served the German Luftwaffe as AA-682, then the Portuguese Air Force as -1781, seeing combat as a ground attack aircraft in Mozambique during the Mondlane Insurgency. It was later displayed as a war...