#38 80 Years of Harvard History | A Pilot’s Passion & 20 Years Restoring a Warbird ✈️

✈️ A lifelong passion! For episode 38 of Archieffluencers, Sylvia meets a German pilot and co-owner of a remarkable Harvard T-6D, built in 1943, during the special Harvard Day organised by the Royal Netherlands Air Force Historical Flight at Gilze-Rijen Air Base.Thomas Raith has been fascinated by aviation for years. In 2005, he and a friend bought this historic aircraft and spent 20 years restoring it.Thomas calls it an affordable warbird: a piece of aviation history you can still fly. The Harvard served with the US Air Force until 1953 and has remained airworthy throughout its life.For the 80th anniversary celebration of the Harvard for the Dutch Air Force, Thomas and his daughter Julia flew in from Germany. Julia joined her father in the rear seat of the two-seater, sharing this special aviation adventure.In this English-language conversation, Thomas shares his passion for historic aviation, the story of their Harvard and what it takes to preserve a warbird for future generations.Aviation heritage is not just history. It is history you can still experience in the air.🎬 Watch episode 38 of Archieffluencers and discover the story behind this remarkable Harvard T-6D.#Archieffluencers #HarvardT6 #Warbirds #AviationHeritage #HistoricAviation #RoyalNetherlandsAirForceHistoricalFlight