A few more from the archive;

I guess I must be one of the ”older preservationists’. Some pictures from the time Roger was talking about.

I remember it being very cold and bleak.

Is she still kept live?

No sadly not. More info here:

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?p=130584#post130584

The airfield deserves to have something to commerate it.
A very busy station in its day, hard to spot now.

Little Snoring Magister

Thanks Roger. But I wonder whether this has muddied the waters further still!
If the photo in the press cutting was taken in 1964, the piece would have been “old news” if the Magister had gone to Little Snoring Primary School in 1960. So I wonder whether, in fact, it was G-AIZK that was “scrapped at Little Snoring in 1963” and that the reality of the situation was that it was withdrawn at Little Snoring in 1963, the engine was removed and the frame was transferred to the school the following year. If so that would make it seem unlikely that it got there ‘under its own steam’ – and it still doesn’t explain the apparent Newcastle connection! Anyhow, I wonder if the school has a website and/or e-mail address in order that enquiries can be made there?

I’m a member of the McAully group and I have made the members aware of this thread.
I have had a response from Andrew Lake, who has conducted a lot of research, about the group for our 50th anniversary celebrations this year.
Apparently the Magister was the focus of the playground for many years, until a change of headmaster, who considered it unsafe, had it removed. I have been given the name of another member who has photographs and press cuttings from the time.

When you fly an Auster a 1/4 mil is adequate…..

Hello Rich

The Auster archive and drawings are held here:

Leicestershire Record Office, Long Street, Wigston Magna, Leicestershire LE182AH.
All enquiries should be addressed to Peter Stoddart, tel: 0116 2775932 (home)

Peter is part time unpaid so be patient.

The residual of the factory spares are held by Austerspares near Newark.
David Baker is the man you need to speak to, pm me if you want his number.
I wouldn’t be supprised if he has some legs. It is well worth a visit to see the Auster collection (about two dozen last time I was there).

Regards Joe

ps the Fields days seem a long time ago don’t they?