North American BT-9 - Survivors/Aircraft On Display

Survivors/Aircraft On Display

There are many surviving NA-64 Yales today because of Ernie Simmons, a farmer from near Tillsonburg, Ontario. Simmons bought over 30 Yales in 1946 and kept them on his farm until he died in 1970. These aircraft were subsequently auctioned in 1970, and have been restored by museums and warbird enthusiasts. Most of the Yales currently in existence came from the Simmons collection.

BT-9
  • Museo del Aire de Honduras at Toncontín - BT-9C exported to Honduras as NA-16-2A
BT-14
  • No original aircraft, but several Yales have been painted or partially modified as BT-14s
  • Commemorative Air Force - ex RCAF Yale 3450 to be restored as a BT-14
  • National Museum of the United States Air Force - ex RCAF Yale 3417 displayed as a BT-14
Sk 14
  • Swedish Air Force Museum -replica using parts from a Yale, Wirraway, and a real Sk 14
NA-64 Yale
  • Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association - ex RCAF 3399 - airworthy
  • Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum - ex RCAF 3350 and 3400 (airworthy) and 3411 (on static display)
  • Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum - ex RCAF 3396 - under restoration
  • Bomber Command Museum of Canada - ex RCAF 3404 - under restoration to airworthy
  • Pima Air & Space Museum - ex RCAF 3397 - on display
  • Reynolds-Alberta Museum - ex RCAF 3458 - on display
  • Western Canada Aviation Museum - ex RCAF 3430 - on display
  • Legend Of Aces Aviation - ex RCAF 3383 - under restoration to airworthy wireless trainer
  • Legend Of Aces Aviation - ex RCAF 3456 - under restoration to airworthy
  • plus a couple dozen privately owned in Canada, the US, and Europe

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