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    Airframe Family: Taylorcraft Auster / J1 Autocrat / AOP / I / II / III / IV / V / A / C / D / G / H / J / J5 Aiglet / K / L/ M / N / P / Q / S
    Latest Model:AOP9
    Last Military Serial:XP254 RAF
    Construction Number:B.701
    Last Civil Registration:G-ASCC
    Compressed ID:Auster AOP9 sn XP254 RAF cn B.701 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Robert Warner, Westside Farm, Whittlesford, Cambridge

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    Dates

    Event

    1961

    Constructed as an AOP9 by Auster.
    Auster AOP.11 Beagle E-3 - converted from AOP.9Three-seat AOP machine with a 260 hp Continental IO-470-D 6-cylinder horizontally opposed more powerful engine, that raised the maximum speed to 142 mph (228 km/h) and the empty weight to 1,806 lb (816 kg).[Apart from the engine, the AOP.11 was almost identical to its predecessor. Early in its career, the undercarriage had spats, though these were later removed.[ Only one, a converted AOP.9, was produced, making its first flight on 18 August 1961 with serial XP254.

    18 August 1961

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XP254.

    23 July 1962

    To Beagle Aircraft Ltd, Rearsby with new c/r G-ASCC.

    18 January 1971

    To Arthur Donald Heath keeping c/r G-ASCC.

    Circa 1977


    Photographer: Peter M. Law
    Notes: Circa 1977 photo at Old Warden

    From 1 September 1981 to 2 January 1986

    To Malcolm Dudley Norwood Fisher keeping c/r G-ASCC.

    From 2 January 1986 to 6 November 1987

    To Russell Edward Dagless keeping c/r G-ASCC.

    From 6 November 1987 to 7 February 1995

    To Glenn Garath Leslie James keeping c/r G-ASCC.

    6 November 1987

    To THE OLD Training PLANE Company, VILLA FARM, TERN HILL, Market Drayton, Shropshire keeping c/r G-ASCC.

    Markings Applied: XP254

    From 8 February 1995 to 26 June 1995

    To Jane Elizabeth White keeping c/r G-ASCC.

    From 26 June 1995 to 26 February 1996

    To Keith Rowland Harris keeping c/r G-ASCC.

    From 13 March 1996 to 22 June 2007

    To Peter Thomas Bolton keeping c/r G-ASCC.

    From 22 June 2007 to 13 August 2009

    To Thomas Abdy Collins keeping c/r G-ASCC.

    13 August 2009

    To Robert Warner, Westside Farm, Whittlesford, Cambridge keeping c/r G-ASCC.

    31 August 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Arriving at the 2013 Light Aircraft Association Rally at Sywell in the UK

    13 July 2019


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton Airshow
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