ADF Serials - AusterAutocar

RAAF Serial

RAF Serial

Type

c/n

Aircraft History

A11-300

n/a

J/5G Cirrus Autocar

3059

RAN Codes: 856 then 930.
Purchased 1953.
Arrived in Australia on board HMAS Sydney 07/06/1953.
Served with RAN 723, 724 and 725 Sqn.
Sold 10/1963 to Barney Ross.
Returned to HMAS Albatross after an absence of thirty-seven years.
The aircraft's arrival marks the end of a two-year long negotiation between the Museum of Flight and the aircraft last registered owner, Mr. Kevin Smith of Myrtleford (Vic).
Last registered VH-MBF, the Auster was found still to be in remarkably original condition with full military fit out and Navy serials stenciled inside most panels. The Navy's original Navy paint scheme was still evident in many places.
Restoration commenced at Fleet Air Arm Museum, Nowra NSW.
Currently at HARS Albion Park uwhere restoration continues

A11-301

n/a

J/5G Cirrus Autocar

3064

RAN Codes: 857 then 931.
Purchased 1953, Ex PT-ANO.
Arrived in Australia on board HMAS Sydney 07/06/1953.
Served with RAN 723, 724 and 725 Sqn.
Sold 10/1963 as VH-MRD to Barney Ross.
Registered VH-MRD as an Auster J5G from 22 August 1975.
Was owned by Wally Ross 1979.
20/04/2005 Registered to Donald Brown, Kongwak, Vic.
Fitted with a horizontally opposed engine that changes the appearance quite substantially
Currently airworthy and owned by Donald Brown, Kongwak, Vic.

* Note: Auster J-5G Cirrus Autocar C/N 3061 G-ARKG in the UK is painted to represent A11-301 although this particular airframe never served with the RAN.
Construction number 3061 is only three before the real A11-301 and two after A11-300

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