VH-AUY   de Havilland D.H.82A Tiger Moth    (c/n  83153)

                           

                               This Tiger was formerly with the Tasmanian Aero Club and leads the line up of the entire fleet in the
                               nice photo gleaned by Martin Eadie shown under VH-BLV.   The shot above, taken at Mooraabin in
                               1957 shows the aircraft after having been fitted with spray bars for agricultural work. VH-AUY was
                               a UK-built machine, serving in the RAAF with its RAF serial T5410    It was owned by Aerial Crop-
                               dusters and Sprayers Pty. Ltd.    The photograph below shows it with slightly different company titles,
                               and the image at the foot of the page, taken by Richard E. Hourigan (via John Hopton) at Albury in
                               April 1962 shows yet another rendition of Aerials' titling. . By that time fuselage regos were back in
                               favor.     Note odd wire arrangement on prop spinner of the Wirraway A20-685 in the left background
                               in this photo.  The Wirraway was one of two purchased by Marshall Spreading Service at Albury -
                               allegedly for CA-28 Ceres spares, although in fact they kept A20-685 in tip-top condition in their
                               Albury hangar and taxied it around the airfield occasionally.   .Anyway, back to VH-AUY:  it was
                               written off in a crash near Galore, NSW in 1963.