VH-KCY Auster J/5G Cirrus
Autocar
(c/n 3267)
This is kind of an odd Auster, at least as far as my
collection of photos goes. Although first registered
in October 1957 (and I
was still in Oz in those days) there appear to have been no
contemporary shots
of it taken 1950s or 60s. Or
indeed, until it rose phoenix-like in the new millennium. Also,
it seems to
have been current all
these years. Possibly because it appears ti have
spent almost all of its career
hidden away in
northern NSW. George Canciani's cropped shot above was at at the
Australian Initer-
national Airshow at
Avalon in February 2015. There are a couple more photos of it on
the internet, but
all recent ones, and
showing it in this very authentic original Auster livery (except for
the rego on the tail).