Hello,
I have only just read this thread. I cannot leave it without making the following addition.
AT-6 Harvard's as far as I am aware were not received from the French before the war ( I assume you refer to the Arab/Israel war of 1948 and not WW2 ?).
The 10 Harvard's were Ex RAF and held South African Civil Registrations, they were I believe:
ZS-DMF ex KF151 (14-1852)
ZS-DMG ex KF732 (14-2433)
ZS-DMH ex RAF KF ??? (14-2502 ?)
ZS-DMI ex RAF KF407 (14-2107)
ZS-DMJ ex RAF KF462 (14-2162)
ZS-DMK ex RAF FT322 (14-1362), 43-13063
ZS-DML ex RAF FT392 (14-1432), 43-13133
ZS-DMM ex RAF KF336 (14-2036)
ZS-DMN ex RAF FS984 (14-1124), 43-12825
ZS-DMO ex RAF KF449 (14-2149)
Alex
a couple of refs: The Harvard File (AirBritain) and
www.joebaugher.com