Auster AOP.9 was a British military air observation aircraft ("air observation post") produced by Auster Aircraft Limited to replace the Auster AOP.6...
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RAF group. The Royal Australian Air Force's No. 16 AOP Flight and No. 17 AOP Flight operated Auster Mark III aircraft in support of the Australian Army...
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Taylorcraft Auster monoplanes were built during World War II for the armed forces of the UK and Canada, primarily for the role of air observation post (AOP). During...
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version of the robust and reliable Taylorcraft Auster Model J AOP.V observation aircraft series. An Auster 5, registered G-AGOH, was modified to take a...
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HAL Krishak (redirect from Hindustan HAOP-27 Krishak Mk II)
a requirement in the early 1960s for an aircraft to replace the Auster AOP.6 and AOP.9s then serving in the observation role. The original Krishak design...
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Corps (British Army). Airspeed Horsa Auster AOP.6 General Aircraft Hamilcar General Aircraft Hotspur Taylorcraft Auster Waco Hadrian Waco YKC and ZGC-7 –...
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No. 658 Squadron AAC (redirect from No. 658 (AOP) Squadron RAF)
at RAF Old Sarum on 30 April 1943 with the Taylorcraft Auster III and from March 1944 the Auster IV. The squadron role was to support the 21st Army Group...
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Beagle Terrier (redirect from Auster 6B)
Aircraft. The Auster Aircraft Company purchased a large number of former British Army Auster aircraft during the late 1950s. These were Auster AOP.6, T.7 and...
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List of aircraft (An–Az) (section Auster)
Auster A.2/45 Auster AOP.3[dubious – discuss] Auster AOP.6 Auster AOP.8 (not built) Auster AOP.9 Auster AOP.11 Auster T.7 Auster T.7 Antarctic Auster...
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No. 664 Squadron AAC (redirect from No. 664 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF)
Equipped with Auster aircraft, the squadron was based at: RAF Hucknall (1970 (Reserve) AOP Flight) RAF Ouston (later at RAF Usworth 1965 (Reserve) AOP Flight)...
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Westland Lysander (redirect from Westland Lysander Mk.II)
Four 20 lb (9.1 kg) bombs could be carried under rear fuselage. Lysander TT Mk.I Lysander Mk.Is converted into target tugs. Lysander Mk.II Powered by...
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Auster AOP Mk.I 130 hp (97 kW) Cirrus Major. Auster AOP Mk.II 130 hp (97 kW) Cirrus Major. Auster AOP Mk.III 130 hp (97 kW) Cirrus Major. Auster AOP Mk...
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a tourer version of the robust and reliable Model J AOP. V observation aircraft series. An Auster 5, registered G-AGOH, was modified to take a 100 hp...
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weapon used during the Cold War. Airspeed Horsa Taylorcraft Auster V Auster AOP.6 Auster AOP.9 Britten-Norman Islander AL.1 ZG993 Cessna O-1 Bird Dog – United...
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June 1945, where it was disbanded. The squadron operated the Taylorcraft Auster Mk. V. No. 665 Squadron AAC was reformed as 665 Aviation Squadron at McMunn...
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and the Auster Mk. I through Mk. V, which became the backbone aircraft of the British AOP (air observation post) and the three Canadian AOP squadrons...
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Supermarine Seafire Mk.47 (Royal Navy 800, 801 Naval Air Squadrons) Liaison, reconnaissance and observation airplanes Auster AOP.6 (Royal Air Force) Cessna...
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No. 663 Squadron (redirect from No. 663 (AOP) Squadron RAF)
was reformed on 1 July 1949 as an AOP unit of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force equipped with Auster AOP.5s and Auster AOP.6s. Tiger Moth and DHC-1 Chipmunk...
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(1970 AOP Reserve Flight) arrived operating the Auster AOP 5 artillery observation aircraft. In 195,1 the AOP 5s were exchanged for the Auster AOP 6. The...
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No. 656 Squadron AAC (redirect from No. 656 (AOP) Squadron RAF)
CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Warner, Guy (2013). From Auster to Apache: The history of 656 Squadron RAF/AAC 1942–2012. Barnsley, UK:...
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No. 661 Squadron AAC (redirect from No. 661 (AOP) Squadron RAF)
at RAF Old Sarum on 31 August 1943 with the Taylorcraft Auster III and in March 1944 the Auster IV. The squadron role was to support the Canadian 1st Army...
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No. 652 Squadron AAC (redirect from No. 652 (AOP) Squadron RAF)
and liaison. A further three of these squadrons, 664, 665 and 666, were AOP units of the Royal Canadian Air Force manned by Canadian and British personnel...
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No. 657 Squadron AAC (redirect from No. 657 (AOP) Squadron RAF)
2017. Retrieved 28 April 2014. "Service Inquiry: accident involving Lynx Mk 9 ZF540 on 26 April 2014 - Publications". GOV.UK. Archived from the original...
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No. 654 Squadron AAC (redirect from No. 654 (AOP) Squadron RAF)
operated The squadron operated a variety of helicopters: Saunders-Roe Skeeter AOP.12 Westland Sioux AH.1 Westland Lynx AH.1GT Westland Scout AH.1 AgustaWestland...
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moved to Habbaniya on 12 December 1955. No. 8 Squadron RAF – operating Auster AOP.6 (from Jul. 1950); de Havilland Vampire (from Jul. 1953) No. 29 Squadron...
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G-MBDL Auster J1N Alpha, G-APKM Avro Anson C.19, TX213/G-AWRS Avro Vulcan B.2, XL319 BAC Jet Provost T.4, XP627 Bensen B-7, BAPC.119 Bristol Sycamore Mk.3...
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No. 651 Squadron AAC (redirect from No. 651 Squadron (Polish AOP Flight) RAF)
Squadron at RAF Middle Wallop, it now flew Sycamore helicopters as well as Austers. No. 1908 Independent Air Observation Post Flight was formed within 651...
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Lancaster flew the Supermarine Walrus, Sea Otter, Short Sunderland and the Auster AOP.6 floatplane, as well as undertaking development test flying on the Saunders-Roe...
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No. 660 Squadron AAC (redirect from No. 660 (AOP) Squadron RAF)
at RAF Old Sarum on 31 July 1943 with the Taylorcraft Auster III and in February 1944 the Auster IV. From November 1943, it was based at Hammerwood Park...
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were used to indicate aircraft built for other nations e.g. Hawker Hunter Mk.58 was a Hunter F.6 for the Swiss Air Force. No designation system was introduced...
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