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)
