| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | VH-SDQ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Taylorcraft Plus D |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Taylorcraft D/E/F/G/J Auster Mk1/2/3/4/5 |
| Aircraft Version: | Taylorcraft J Auster Mk5 |
| C/n (msn): | 804 |
| Aircraft Name: | Miss Pepsi-Cola |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Sydney - BankstownMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YSBK IATA: BWU Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | February 1970 |
| Photo by: | David Carter |
| Photo ID: | 27488 |
| Photo Comment |
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A blurry photo of an aircraft that never was. It was built as a Mk4 but converted later to a Mk5. In 1959, this Auster was brought in from Singapore where it was VR-SDQ and named Miss Pepsi-Cola. It was intended to be used as a spares source but remained complete. In 1970 it was seen at Bankstown assembled and with the "R" in the registration changed to "H". But this registration was not taken up and it remained a hangar queen. It resurfaced in 1989 as a restoration project and in 1997 finally entered the register - as VH-MKY. This photo is copyright © David Carter, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 30 December 2017, and has since been viewed 240 times. |