Now in Canada :http://www.artillery.net/beta/news/the-rca-museum-gets-a-auster-mkv-that-flew-in-operations/
By: David Burke - 10th November 2013 at 21:09
Any ideas Robert?
By: Thunderbird167 - 8th November 2013 at 07:50
Looking at the APSS website -I would dearly like to know more about the picture that shows her on the back of the lorry . There are clearly some quite distinctive markings on the tail -I wonder if these are original from recovery from the ATC unit?
The history states it was rescued by Robert Whitton who is a regular on here and probably would be able to help
By: David Burke - 7th November 2013 at 21:42
Looking at the APSS website -I would dearly like to know more about the picture that shows her on the back of the lorry . There are clearly some quite distinctive markings on the tail -I wonder if these are original from recovery from the ATC unit?
By: David Burke - 7th November 2013 at 13:39
Jon -chatting to Ian O Neill – he said that in the late 1970’s he managed to get some data from the build plate -the one that subsequently disappeared. A late
W&R circa probably edition six or seven has an identity from Ian that I think is the correct one. There is no evidence to support it being TJ398.
By: Jon H - 7th November 2013 at 13:27
Reading that article, they are aware this is a bitsa with no known identity arent they?
“The original identity of this aeroplane is unknown and it has been restored in markings typical of those worn by Austers of the period. Prior to restoration it had been marked with various spurious identities such as ‘TJ472’and ‘G-ALES’, it is currently marked ‘TJ398’ as a representative marking of the type.”
Quoted from – http://www.apss.org.uk/projects/completed_projects/auster/index.htm
Jon
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November 7, 2013 at 12:53 pm