VH-AJE   Auster J/1 Autocrat      (c/n  1874)

                           

                               Pure, unadulterated (3-seat) J/1 Autocrats were comparatively rare in Australia, since the Auster
                               concern produced the J/5 Adventurer, a 4-seat version, specifically for the Australian and New
                               Zealand markets.   VH-AJE was the former G-AGVO, built in 1946, and is still flying today. My
                               shot was taken at Bankstown in 1954 and shows it in the colors of the Illawarra Flying Club.
                               This Auster is still current. Geoff Goodall saw it at the March 1985 Mangalore air show (below)