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    Airframe Family: Taylorcraft Auster / J1 Autocrat / AOP / I / II / III / IV / V / A / C / D / G / H / J / J5 Aiglet / K / L/ M / N / P / Q / S
    Latest Model:IC
    Last Military Serial:LB264 RAF
    Construction Number:0134
    Last Civil Registration:N19028
    Compressed ID:Taylorcraft Aeroplanes Ltd IC sn LB...
    Latest Owner or Location:Marius A. Cannard, Shullsburg, WI

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an IC by Taylorcraft Aeroplanes Ltd at Syston and Rearsby, Leics.

    May 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n LB264.
    The delivery date is indicated.

    22 May 1942

    First flight.
    Flown by A.L.Wykes.

    25 May 1942

    Ferry flight. Delivered to Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment, Boscombe Down.
    Flown to Boscombe Down.

    September 1942

    Transferred to No 653 Squadron, Penshurst, Kent.

    8 May 1943

    Transferred to No 20 Maintenance Unit, Aston Down, Glos.

    25 May 1943

    Transferred to No 1 Elementary Flying Training School, Holwell Hyde Relief Landing Ground, Hatfield, Herts.

    23 June 1943

    Damaged.
    Damaged during a start-up and repaired on-site.

    15 December 1943

    Transferred to No 22 E. F. T. S, Caxton Gibbet, Cambridge.

    5 August 1944

    Transferred to No 20 Maintenance Unit, Aston Down.

    15 July 1945

    Transferred to Armstrong Whitworth.

    25 April 1946

    Transferred to No 5 MU, RAF Kemble, Glos.

    23 May 1946

    To Cotswold Aero Club Ltd.

    24 May 1946

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Air Force.

    13 January 1947

    Assigned civil registration: G-AIXA

    From January 1947 to February 1947

    Overhauled.

    17 May 1951

    Damaged.
    Damaged during a taxying accident.

    Circa 19 May 1951

    Repaired.

    1958

    To Sherwood Flying Club Ltd, Tollerton, Notts.

    5 July 1960

    Certificate of airworthiness for G-AIXA (A, 134) issued.

    1964

    To N. Gisby, Tollerton Airport, Notts.

    1972

    To Peter. J. Anderson, RAF College, Cranwell, Lincs.

    From 4 November 1981 to 4 November 1981

    To Peter Stevens keeping c/r G-AIXA.

    Circa 1985


    Photographer: Peter M. Law
    Notes: Circa 1985 photo at Old Warden

    By 1986

    To Peter and Jacky Stevens, Cranwell.

    From 29 July 1986 to 29 July 1986

    To Alan Alfred Copse keeping c/r G-AIXA.

    21 January 1998

    To Mundlin Gary, Post Falls, ID with new c/r N19028.

    From 29 December 1998 to 29 December 1998

    To Colin William Udale with new c/r NG-AIXA.

    To Alan. A and Maureen. J. Copse, Rutland with new c/r G-AIXA.

    28 March 2000

    To Geoffrey Leonard Brown, Bretton, Peterborough keeping c/r G-AIXA.

    May 2000

    To RAF Museum.

    25 May 2001

    To unknown owner with c/r N19028.
    Sale reported to a new owner in XX, OK.

    23 October 2002

    Ferry flight.
    Flown to Cosford, the last flight of the airframe.

    23 October 2002

    Certificate of airworthiness for G-AIXA expired.

    13 December 2002

    Civil registration, G-AIXA, cancelled.

    To RAF Museum, RAF Cosford, Salop.

    13 December 2002

    Civil registration, G-AIXA, cancelled.

    2003

    To RAF Museum Michael Beetham Conservation Centre, RAF Cosford.

    27 August 2003

    To RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way, Hendon, London, England.
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    2009


    Photographer: Andy West

    11 December 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Auster I on display in the Historic Hangars Collection at the RAF Museum at Hendon

    11 July 2017

    To Marius A. Cannard, Shullsburg, WI keeping c/r N19028.


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