Aircraft Photo of VH-BYF | Auster J-5F Aiglet Trainer | AirHistory.net #40265
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:VH-BYF
Aircraft Original Type:Auster J-5/8
Aircraft Generic Type:Auster J-5/8 Adventurer/Aiglet Trainer/Alpine/Autocar
Aircraft Version:Auster J-5F Aiglet Trainer
C/n (msn):2733
Location
City / Airport:Langwell StationMap
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Airport Codes:None
 
Photo Date:4 October 2009
Photo by:Phil Vabre
Photo ID: 40265
Photo Comment

Stopping at Langwell on the way home from the Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia's Auster Rally at Broken Hill was Graeme Smith's newly-restored Auster J.5F Aiglet Trainer VH-BYF(2). The aircraft made its first flight following a decade-long restoration to immaculate condition only a week before the event. It has an interesting pedigree, being a composite of the fuselage of the former VH-BYE and the wings of VH-SAE, which was originally registered VH-BYF(1) in 1953!

This photo is copyright © Phil Vabre, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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