The
North American NA-50 was developed in the late 1930s as a low cost
export fighter. Six were sold to Peru, who used them during a brief
conflict with Ecuador. Further development of the NA-50 became the
P-64. A number of these were ordered for Thailand (then Siam) but were
never delivered because of the outbreak of WWII. They ended up being
relegated to training duties in the United States. The NA-50s roots
trace back to the NA-16, which became the T-6/SNJ/Harvard. This NA-50
is a modified Harvard IV that was built in Canada in 1952.
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