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Auster J/1 Autocrat & J/5 Aiglet * Retired *
One J/1 Autocrat acquired in February 1947, followed by 4 J/5 Aiglet more in 1948. Used for communications duties. J/1 withdrawn in 1951, and surviving J/5s withdrawn in 1953.
Serial c/no. Prev. Identity Delivered Fate/Notes
SR28 1837 G-AGTH Feb 1947 J/1 Autocrat. to VP-YNO dbr 30 Oct 1954 and rebuilt as ZS-IZK/ZS-UKB
SR53 2879     J/5 Aiglet. w/o 14 Dec 1952
SR54 2878     J/5 Aiglet. to VP-YNR/9J-RBJ
SR55 2880     J/5 Aiglet. w/o 21 Nov 1951
SR56 2881     J/5 Aiglet. to VP-YNS/ZS-CNS

References:

  1. Rhodesian Air Force, A Brief History 1947-1980 (W A Brent, 1987)


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