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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:C4
    Last Military Serial:WE600 RAF
    Compressed ID:Auster C4 sn WE600 RAF
    Latest Owner or Location:Royal Air Force Museum, Midland, Cosford, Shropshire, England

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    Dates

    Event

    1951

    Constructed as a T7 by Auster.

    25 May 1951

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WE600.

    21 July 1951


    Photographer: via Tony Clarke
    Notes: At RAF Hendon Air Show

    May 1955

    Converted to a C4 by Auster.

    To Auster Antartic.
    Obtained by Auster Antartic for Dr. Vivian Fuchs Joint Commonwealth Transatlantic Antartic Expedition in 1956.

    Fitted with floats, extra radio equipment, large belly tank and SARAH Air rescue beacon.

    November 1956

    The expedition commenced on this date.

    28 May 1957

    Involved in an incident.
    Accident on take off.

    Transported by ship.
    Moved back to the UK but declared as withdrawn from use.

    13 April 1959

    New serial number assigned: 7602M RAF

    13 April 1959

    To Exhibition Flight, 71MU, RAF Bicester.

    To RAF Colerne Museum.

    To RAF Finningley Museum.

    21 September 1974


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Auster Antartic T.7 used in the 1956 Trans-Artic Expedition on display at the 1974 RAF Finningley Airshow.

    February 1977

    To RAF Swinderby.
    For storage.

    By May 1979

    To RAF Saint Athan Historic Aircraft Collection.

    9 October 1986


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF St Athan Historic Aircraft Collection

    Placed on display with Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford, Cosford, Shropshire, England.
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    1 September 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At RAF Museum at Cosford in the UK

    21 May 2012


    Photographer: Arjun Sarup
    Notes: On display at RAF Museum Cosford.

    To Royal Air Force Museum, Midland, Cosford, Shropshire, England.
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    Internet Sources
     Aerodata Quantum+
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
    Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger
    Robert Nichols
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