Hello,
I wonder if anyone can help me. I’m looking for some more photos of Australian Navy Austers.
I have this one…
I have also seen some in all silver finish. Was there a reason behind the difference? I mean, different roles, squadrons etc?…
Would anyone know the actual shades of blue if I were to re paint an Auster in the above scheme?
Any help would be greatfully received
By: AMB - 28th January 2009 at 15:47
Morning all,
Just to let you know, I had a very nice reply back from the Royal Australian Navy Historic Section regarding the colouring of the Austers.
They have no record of the two tone blue being used by the Navy. All of the images they have show them in all over silver, and on the image they sent me, there is no Roo in the roundall!
Regards
927
Well this is interesting, as I have a 1/32 scale Lincoln/Kadar Auster Autocar kit that I was intending finishing as an RAN aircraft and did wonder about the two-tone blue scheme? If civilian owners are going to go the trouble of recreating a military scheme, I do wish they would ensure it’s authentic and not just use ‘owners licence’ and adopt a pseudo-military scheme! No Roo in the roundel – sacriledge. This is the photo on the RAN Museum website and it certainly has Roos in all six positions (err, on the roundels, that is :o)
By: VX927 - 28th January 2009 at 10:40
Morning all,
Just to let you know, I had a very nice reply back from the Royal Australian Navy Historic Section regarding the colouring of the Austers.
They have no record of the two tone blue being used by the Navy. All of the images they have show them in all over silver, and on the image they sent me, there is no Roo in the roundall!
Thank you all for taking the time to reply, and pointing me in the right direction.
Regards
927
By: JDK - 21st December 2008 at 11:56
I have always found, as a modeller, that we are perhaps the most obsessive chasers of info on markings ever created – I think its the styrene fumes 😀
This has been mentioned – with ~ah~ other comments – by several curators I know. 😀
By: baldrick - 21st December 2008 at 11:51
A11 300 today at HARS Albion Park.
By: Malcolm McKay - 21st December 2008 at 02:11
Same pic I linked to! Good suggestion on AMI.
I have always found, as a modeller, that we are perhaps the most obsessive chasers of info on markings ever created – I think its the styrene fumes 😀
By: JDK - 21st December 2008 at 01:28
Another pic here –
http://www.adf-serials.com/gallery/albums/Auster-A11-300/ME_2A11_300.jpg
Same pic I linked to! Good suggestion on AMI.
By: Malcolm McKay - 21st December 2008 at 01:14
Another pic here –
http://www.adf-serials.com/gallery/albums/Auster-A11-300/ME_2A11_300.jpg
Also for further info ask on AMI
http://www.network54.com/Forum/219149/
HTH
By: JDK - 21st December 2008 at 00:46
Info here:
Go to ‘RAAF Series 2’, A11 Auster. Looks like there were only two A11-300 A11-301.
You could discuss it here: http://www.adf-serials.com/ or here: http://www.warbirdz.net/phpBB2/index.php
Ask at Nowra: http://www.navy.gov.au/Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum_Contact_details
Your photo is of the aircraft in post-Navy civilian ownership (as is this shot here: http://www.adf-serials.com/gallery/Auster-A11-301/258513_G ) hence the VH- reggo. I’d be careful assuming it’s accurate for the service scheme – the Roo roundel is wrong, according to current standards, for instance, but there were quite a lot of odd Roos in the early days of the marking.
HTH.
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