Auster Fly-in
Spanhoe
August 27, 2017 |
| A brief photo-report, just a few Austers joined those based at the airfield |
| Auster AOP.9 (WZ706) with some of the visiting Austers. Taylorcraft Aeroplanes (England) based in Leicestershire developed the US designed Taylorcraft Plus C and D models in 1940 to produce the Taylorcraft-Auster Army Observation Post (AOP) aircraft. This light and manoeuvrable aircraft could operate from small airstrips and could evade enemy fighters by flying at very low-level. It was used to advise field commanders of enemy troop movements and artillery. Taylorcraft Aeroplanes (England) later became Auster Aircraft and its AOP aircraft formed the basis of the modern Army Air Corps. |
| Left to right: Taylocraft Auster Mk III (NX534 registered G-BUD), Auster Mk III (MT197, registered G-AREI) and Auster AOP.9 (WZ706 registered G-BURR). |
| Left to right: Auster J1N Alpha (G-AHSS), Auster J-1 Autocrat (G-AHAU), Auster J-5L Aiglet Trainer (G-APVG) and Auster J-5L Aiglet Trainer (LB323/G-AHSD CofA withdrawn 1962). |
| Left to right: Beagle D.5/180 Husky T.1 (XW635) and TW519: Auster AOP.5 (TW519 'AO-R' registered G-ANHX). |
| Left to right: Auster AOP.9 (XP241 registered G-CEHR) and based at Spanhoe. |
