Hello,
Does any have any war time History on Auster NJ703? I understand that she’s a d-day veteran, and I’d like to get some history on her war time movements. I understand from google that she served with 660 652 squadron.
Also, does anyone have any photographs of her that they can share with us?
Any help would be gratefully received!
By: VX927 - 23rd February 2009 at 21:26
Thats great. Thank you.
Tim, I think you’re right. I should have said Normandy veteran rather that D-Day veteran. As for her owner… She has changed hands recently! Not for me to say on here where she has gone but I can say it’s a good home, and she’ll be restored to flying condition once more!
By: Arabella-Cox - 23rd February 2009 at 18:55
NJ703
The first allocation was to 20MU on 15 July 1944. By September it was serving with 660 Squadron in France. On 24 May 1945 it suffered a minor accident in Belgium still with 660 Squadron.
Thereafter it served post-war with 660 Squadron and, for six months, with 652 Squadron before returning to 20MU at the end of November 1946.
Disposal to the civilian market came at the end of 1947.
By: geordie air - 23rd February 2009 at 18:00
auster
have tried to get the aicraft movement cards from the RAF museum tells you when a where the aircraft was i got mine for mkv TJ398 may help
By: austernj673 - 23rd February 2009 at 14:19
Without in depth research i doubt that NJ703 is a D-Day veteran as i dont think any austers made it over to Normandy until a few days after the invasion Training was held in Scotland for operating from aircraft carriers so that they could direct navel gun fire on the day but it never happened. My aircraft NJ673 is frame 1060 which is a few before NJ703 (serial 1088) and first flew on 16 June 44 and went to Normandy on the 21st of June so i’d imagine that you would be looking around that date also for NJ703 to arrive in France. Can you confirm who owns her now as i’m sure a friend of mine has her in his barn in a very sorry state.
Cheers,
Tim.
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February 23, 2009 at 1:23 pm