Taylorcraft Model E Auster III and Model F Auster II
Produced Variants Model E Auster III | Model Plus D fitted with Increased rear cabin glazing, split flaps and 130 h.p. de Havilland Gipsy Major 1 powerplant. |
Model
E Auster 3 | Auster III
converted for civilian use. | Model F Auster II |
As Model Plus E with 130 h.p. Lycoming O-290-3 powerplant. |
Aircraft Delivered As Military
Serial Range | C/n | Type | Batch Qty | Conv. | Canc'd | Notes | 1 aircraft converted from Auster I by Taylorcraft Aeroplanes, Rearsby. |
LB319 | 178 | III | | (1) | | | 64 aircraft, originally as Auster IIs
ordered from Taylorcraft Aeroplanes, Rearsby, to contract Acft/1995, delivered as Auster IIIs between July and August
1943. | MT368 - MT369 | 472, 475 | III | 2 | | |
| MT382 - MT419 | 467, 478, 473, 476, 477, 474, 479, 481,
480, | | 38 | | | | | 484, 482, 483, 485, 486, 494 - 496, 493,
488, | | | | | |
|
497
- 500, 487, 501, 491, 492, 490, 503, 502, | | |
| | |
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489,
504 - 507, 510, 508, 509 | | |
| | |
MT431 - MT454 | 511, 515, 512 - 514, 516 - 523, 525 -
527, | | 24 | | | | | 529, 524, 528, 531, 530, 532 - 534 | | | | | | 132 aircraft ordered from Taylorcraft Aeroplanes, Rearsby, to contract Acft/2525, delivered as 2 Auster IIs and
130 Auster IIIs between January and May 1943. | MZ100 - MZ104 | 233-237 | III | 5 | | | | MZ105 | 238 | II | 1 | (1) | | Converted to III |
MZ106 - MZ109 | 239-242 | III | 4 | | | | MZ110 | 243 | II | 1 | (1) | |
Converted
to III | MZ111 - MZ145 | 244-248, 251-264, 266-281 |
III |
35 |
| | | MZ157 - MZ198 | 282-323 | | 42 | | |
| MZ212 - MZ255 | 325-369 | |
44 |
| | | 224 aircraft ordered from Taylorcraft Aeroplanes, Rearsby, to contract Acft/2525, delivered between June and
September 1943. | NJ747 - NJ758 | 585, 591, 592, 593, 589, 597, 595, 596,
598, | III | 12 | | | | | 599, 594, 600 | |
| | | | NJ771 - NJ818 | 601, 603, 605, 608, 606, 609, 610, 620, 614, | |
48 |
| | | | 617, 619, 611, 613, 616, 615, 618, 622,
627, | | | | | |
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629,
625, 624, 626, 630, 631, 628, 607, 635, | | |
| | |
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638,
636, 639, 621, 632, 612, 623, 641, 634, | | |
| | |
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643,
640, 648, 644, 650, 645, 642, 647, 658, | | |
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649,
602, 651 | | | | | |
NJ830 - NJ876 | 656, 652, 653, 646, 654, 659, 655, 662,
660, | | 47 | | | | | 672, 665, 667, 663, 666, 679, 681, 661,
633, | | | |
| | | 668, 675, 684, 669, 678, 685, 707, 677,
686, | | | |
| | | 670, 691, 689, 680, 674, 694, 657, 693,
683, | | | |
| | | 664, 682, 692, 698, 688, 695, 696, 690,
697, | | | |
| | | 671, 701 | |
| |
| | NJ889 - NJ935 | 700, 704, 705, 709, 699, 712, 711, 710, 706, | |
47 |
| | | | 714, 717, 719, 708, 716, 721, 722, 703, 536, | |
| | | | | 535, 537 - 544, 546, 547, 549, 548, 551, 550, | |
| | | | | 552 - 561, 563 - 566 | |
| | | | NJ947 - NJ995 | 567 - 569, 572, 570, 571, 575, 574, 576, 580, | |
49 |
| | | | 577 - 579, 583, 581, 584, 582, 586, 588, 587, | |
| | | | | 370 - 382, 385, 387, 383, 384, 386, 345, 388, | |
| | | | | 3392, 393, 396, 398, 391, 400, 399, 390, 389 | |
| | | | NK112 - NK132 | 401, 394, 403, 405, 395, 404, 407, 402, 406, | |
21 |
| | | | 408, 411, 409, 410, 412, 413, 415, 417,
414, | | | | | |
|
418,
416, 421 | | | | | |
50 aircraft ordered from Taylorcraft Aeroplanes, Rearsby, to contract
Acft/2525, delivered between June and July 1943. | NX484 - NX509 | 419, 420, 422 - 424, 426, 428, 425, 427, 429, | III | 26 | | | | | 430, 431, 433, 432, 435, 434, 436, 437,
441, | | | | | | | 438, 442, 439, 440, 443 - 445 |
| | | | | NX522 - NX545 | 447, 446, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 456, | |
24 |
| | | |
457,
454, 455, 458, 459, 460, 462, 463, 461, | | | | | | |
465,
464, 468, 470, 469, 471 | | | | | |
| Total
Production
(Military) | | 470 | (3) | 0 | |
Serial Range | Qty | Notes | 56 aircraft supplied to the Royal Australian Air Force. Delivered
between September 1944 and January 1946. | A11-1 - A11-56 | 56 | Ex MZ105, MZ122, NK123, MZ134, MZ137, MZ144, MZ162, MZ174, MZ183, MZ188,
MZ197, MZ213, MZ251, MZ252, NJ832, NX535, MZ249, NJ810, | | | NK113, MZ158, NX498, NJ749, MZ181, MZ182, MZ212, NX528, MZ220, MZ228, MT407, MT408, MT432,
NX494, NJ800, NJ970, NX501, NJ783, NJ834, | | | MZ195, NJ771, NJ785, NK126, MZ218, MZ230, MZ247, MT393, MT445, MT450, NX533,
NJ797, NJ861, NJ838, NJ859, NX500, MZ135, MZ168, MZ123 | 61 aircraft supplied to the Royal Netherlands
Air Force (Konninklijke Luchtmacht). Delivered between 1945 and 1947. | R-1
- R-20 | 61 | Ex NJ952, MZ138, MZ216, NJ957, MZ166,
MZ234, NX537, MZ107, NJ961, MZ179, MZ236, MZ170, NJ916, MZ140, MZ253, MZ141, NX534, MZ231, | | | NJ897, NJ972 | R-51,
R-56, R-61, R-63, R-64, | | Ex MT389, MZ143, NJ801, MZ224, MZ219, | R-70, R-73, R-76, R-80 | | Ex MZ125, MZ136, MT442,
MZ192 | R-?? | | Ex MZ196, MZ126,
MZ132, MZ145, MZ164, MZ167, MZ178, MZ189, MZ194, MZ223, MZ229, NJ985, MZ239, MZ250, NJ971, NX545, MT387, MT391, NJ918, | | | NJ934, NJ949, NJ776, NJ779, NJ799,
NJ808, NJ809, NJ818, NJ870, NJ871, NJ896, NJ756, MZ214 | 26 aircraft supplied to the Royal Hellenic
Air Force (Ellinikí Vasilikí Aeroporía). Delivered in 1947. All retained their original RAF serials. | | 26 | Ex MT405, MT406, MZ133, MZ160, MZ169,
MZ187, MZ221, MZ227, MZ233, MZ244, MZ248, NJ780, NJ786, NJ790, NJ796, NJ811, NJ836, NJ890, NJ894, | | | NJ975, NK125, NX526, NX530, NX531, NX539, NX540 | 3
aircraft supplied to the Czech Air Force. Delivered in 1945. | | 3 | Ex MZ232, MZ235, NK129 | | 146 | |
Aircraft Converted From Military Auster III
C/n | Registration | Notes | | C/n | Registration | Notes | 238 | VH-SNI | Ex MZ105/RAAF A11-1 | | 455 | VH-BVX | Ex NX533/RAAF A11-48 | 258 | VH-GCV | Ex MZ123/RAAF A11-56 | | 458 | PH-POL | Ex NX534/RNeAF
R-17 | 260 | PK-UPC | Ex MZ125/RNeAF R-70 | | 462 | PH-NIN | Ex NX537/RNeAF
R-7 | 268 | PH-NIN | Ex MZ132/RNeAF R-? | | 483 | VH-FBA | Ex MT393/RAAF
A11-45 | 271 | VH-SNS | Ex MZ134/RAAF A11-54 | | 492 | VH-BBS | Ex MT408/RAAF
A11-30 | 274 | PH-POL | Ex MZ138/RNeAF R-2 | | 499 | I-ULLA | Ex MT403 | 291 | PH-NGF | Ex MZ166/RNeAF R-5 | | 508 | I-ROBY | Ex MT418 | 293 | VH-ALS | Ex MZ168/RAAF
A11-55 | | 518 | VR-SCJ | Ex MT438 | 295 | PH-NGI | Ex MZ170/RNeAF R-12 | | 531 | VH-RKA | Ex MT450/RAAF
A11-47 | 304 | PH-NGL | Ex MZ179/RNeAF R-10 | | 540 | G-AHLI | Ex NJ911 | 320 | VH-BED | Ex MZ195/RAAF A11-38 | | 546 | PH-UFP | Ex NJ916/RNeAF R-13 | 321 | VT-CGF | Ex MZ196/RNeAF R-? | | 577 | PH-UFM | Ex NJ957/RNeAF R-4 | 326 | PK-UPB | Ex MZ214/RNeAF R-? | | 599 | PK-UPA | Ex NJ756/RNeAF R-? | 330 | VH-WAJ | Ex MZ218/RAAF A11-42 | | 601 | VH-BCF | Ex NJ771/RAAF A11-39 | 333 | VH-BCK | Ex MZ220/RAAF A11-27 | | 613 | VH-BCQ | Ex NJ783/RAAF A11-36 | 344 | PH-NGK | Ex MZ231/RNeAF R-18 | | 615 | VH-BCG | Ex NJ785/RAAF A11-40 | 348 | PH-NGG | Ex MZ234/RNeAF R-6 | | 635 | VH-MHT | Ex RAAF A11-49 | 350 | PH-NGH | Ex MZ236/RNeAF
R-11 | | 639 | VH-BDM | Ex RAAF A11-33 | 363 | VH-BGU | Ex MZ249/RAAF A11-17 | | 644 | VH-GAE | Ex RAAF A11-18 | 365 | VH-BGI | Ex MZ251/RAAF A11-13 | | 654 | VH-BHA | Ex RAAF A11-37 | 373 | VH-BKK | Ex NJ970/RAAF
A11-34 | | 660 | VH-PRW | Ex RAAF A11-51 | 403 | TF-FSR | Ex NK114 | | 662 | VT-CFZ | Ex NJ837 | 413 | VH-CYH | Ex NK126/RAAF A11-41 | | 671 | VR-SCL | Ex NJ875 | 430 | VH-BDL | Ex NX494/RAAF
A11-32 | | 678 | VR-SCK | Ex NJ852 | 431 | VT-CEU | Ex NX495 | | 700 | G-AHLK | Ex NJ889 | 436 | VH-MBA | Ex NX500/RAAF A11-53 | | 721 | VT-CHQ | Ex NJ903 |
All Aircraft By Type Type |
Original
Build | Conv. | Model E Auster III | 468 | (3) | Model E Auster 3 | | (52) | Model
F Auster II | 2 | | | 470 | (55) |
Notes C/n's given are for the whole
serial batch and do NOT follow in order of serial numbers.- The original requirement against contracts Acft/1995
and Acft/2525 was for 800 AOP.II, 50 AOP.III and 150 AOP.IV, with an additional 100 AOP.I aircraft added to 1995 as a stopgap
measure, giving a total against these two contracts of 1,100 aircraft with serial allocations shown below:
Type | Contract
Acft/1995 | Contract Acft/2525 | Serials | Qty | Serials | Qty | Auster
I | LB263
- LB299 | 100 | | | | LB311 - LB352 | | | | | LB365
- LB385 | | | | Auster II | MS934
- MS981 | 330 | MZ100 - MZ145 | 470 | | MT100 - MT145 | | MZ157 - MZ198 | | | MT158 - MT199 | | MZ212
- MZ255 | | | MT213
- MT256 | | NJ609 - NJ651 | | | MT269 - MT314 | | NJ664
- NJ703 | | | MT328
- MT369 | | NJ716 - NJ758 | | | MT382 - MT419 | | NJ771
- NJ818 | | | MT431
- MT454 | | NJ830 - NJ876 | | | | | NJ889 - NJ935 | | | | | NJ947
- NJ995 | | | | | NK112 - NK132 | | Auster III | | | NX484
- NX509 | 50 | | | | NX522 - NX545 | | AOP.IV | | | RT458
- RT499 | 150 | | | | RT513 - RT540 | | | | | RT553
- RT582 | | | | | RT595 - RT644 | | Total | 430 | 670 | 1100 |
However, primarily due to the shortage of Lycoming engines, development of the AOP.II was halted and deliveries against
these two contracts divided between the various marks as shown [8].
Type | Contract
Acft/1995 | Contract Acft/2525 | Serials | Qty | Serials | Qty | Auster
I | LB263
- LB299 | 100 | | | | LB311 - LB352 | | | | | LB365
- LB385 | | | | Auster II | | | MZ105 | 2 | | | | MZ110 | | Auster III | MT368
- MT369 | 64 | MZ100 - MZ104 | 404 | | MT382
- MT419 | | MZ106 - MZ109 | | | MT431 - MT454 | | MZ111
- MZ145 | | | | | MZ157 - MZ198 | | | | | MZ212 - MZ255 | | | | | NJ747
- NJ758 | | | | | NJ771 - NJ818 | | | | | NJ830
- NJ876 | | | | | NJ889 - NJ935 | | | | | NJ947
- NJ995 | | | | | NK112 - NK132 | | | | | NX484
- NX509 | | | | | NX522 - NX545 | | AOP.IV | MS934
- MS981 | 254 | | | | MT100 - MT145 | | | | | MT158 - MT199 | | | | | MT213
- MT256 | | | | | MT269
- MT314 | | | | | MT328
- MT355 | | | | AOP.V | MT356
- MT367 | 12 | NJ609 - NJ651 | 264 | | | | NJ664 - NJ703 | | | | | NJ716
- NJ746 | | | | | RT458 - RT499 | | | | | RT513
- RT540 | | | | | RT553 - RT582 | | | | | RT595
- RT644 | | Total | 430 | 670 | 1100 |
Production References - British Civil
Aircraft Since 1919, Vol 1, A.J. Jackson (Putnam, 1973)
- RAF Aircraft Register Series, Various Volumes
(Air-Britain Publications)
- Auster Quarterly (Issues 1 to 6)
- http://austerhg.org
- http://www.caa.co.uk
- Air Enthusiast Quarterly 121
- Air Enthusiast Quarterly 123
- Mike Draper, International
Auster Club News, Volume 24/2
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Revised at Version 1.4.0 - Corrected c/ns for Auster IIIs
- Cancelled
note 1
Revised at Version 1.2.0 - Revised exports to Royal Netherlands
Air Force
- Revised conversions to Auster 3
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