{"id":26965,"date":"2017-02-19T21:03:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-19T20:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/milky01.co.uk\/?page_id=26965"},"modified":"2017-04-02T08:20:16","modified_gmt":"2017-04-02T07:20:16","slug":"xk421-xp282-auster-aop9-in-south-lincolnshire","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/milky01.co.uk\/?page_id=26965","title":{"rendered":"XK421 &#038; XP282 Auster AOP9 in South Lincolnshire."},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>XK421 &amp; XP282 Auster AOP9&#8217;s in South Lincolnshire.<\/h5>\n<h5>Today the 18th February 2017 I went to take pictures of two Auster AOP9&#8217;s under restoration in South Lincolnshire. I phoned the owner of the pair and made an appointment to take pictures of his projects. To protect the Airframes the location is given as in South Lincolnshire.<\/h5>\n<h5>The first <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">XP282\u00a0Auster AOP9<\/span> is to be restored to flying condition.<\/h5>\n<h5><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-26971\" src=\"http:\/\/milky01.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/HS1A6299.jpg\" alt=\"HS1A6299\" width=\"1095\" height=\"730\" srcset=\"http:\/\/milky01.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/HS1A6299.jpg 1095w, http:\/\/milky01.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/HS1A6299-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/milky01.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/HS1A6299-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1095px) 100vw, 1095px\" \/><strong>Aircraft History : Auster AOP 9 &#8211; XP282<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5>Built at Rearsby and first flown Jul 1961.<\/h5>\n<h5>Delivered Aug 1961 to Middle Wallop and Allocated to 651Sqn.<\/h5>\n<h5>Allocated to 13 Recce Flight 651Sqn \u00a0Aug\/Sept 1961 at Aldergrove.<\/h5>\n<h5>Transferred to 2 Recce Flight 651Sqn\u00a0 Oct 1961 still at Aldergrove.<\/h5>\n<h5>Allocated to 2nd Royal Tank Regiment.<\/h5>\n<h5>Allocated to Queens Dragoon Guards.<\/h5>\n<h5>To storage at 19 MU St Athan\u00a0 Sept 1965 to Sept 1966.<\/h5>\n<h5>Allocated to 14th Air Dispatch Regiment by Jul 1967 at Odiham.<\/h5>\n<h5>Transferred\u00a0 to 1st Air Despatch Regiment by Jul 1968 at Odiham.<\/h5>\n<h5>to storage at 19MU St Athan by Sep 1969.<\/h5>\n<h5>Stuck off charge\u00a0Feb 1976\u00a0and sold to R.E Daglass at East Dereham and stored.<\/h5>\n<h5>Sold to Stephen\u00a0Vince Dereham\u00a0 Jan 1979 , Restored to .<\/h5>\n<h5>Placed on the British civil register on 12th Oct 1979 as G-BGTC.<\/h5>\n<h5>Stephen Vince sold G-BGTC 21st May 1980 to Peter John Marsham , Peter was registered as new owner on 3rd June 1980.<\/h5>\n<h5>G-BGTC was then sold to Albert Colin Byrne Norwich on 16th Nov 1983, Albert was registered as the new owner on 3rd Jan 1984.<\/h5>\n<h5>G-BGTC was then sold to Adrianair in London 8th Nov 1988.<\/h5>\n<h5>G-BGTC was sold to Peter Thomas Bolton\u00a0Nottingham \u00a019th Jan 1989.<\/h5>\n<h5>On the 13th June 1989 G-BGTC had a Accident\u00a0at 17-43 pm at Tollerton when landing on 09 in a 20 knot wind, The Aircraft swung sharply to starboard causing the port landing gear shock absorber\u00a0strut to shear, Following the failure the port wing and propeller to strike the ground.<\/h5>\n<h5>G-BGTC was sold on 9th Jun 2006 to Terrane\u00a0 Auster group based at RAF Scampton.<\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">XK421\u00a0 Auster AOP9<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0&#8211; To be restored to static standard<\/h5>\n<h5>f\/f 28th Feb 1957<\/h5>\n<h5><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-26975\" src=\"http:\/\/milky01.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/HS1A6322.jpg\" alt=\"HS1A6322\" width=\"1095\" height=\"730\" srcset=\"http:\/\/milky01.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/HS1A6322.jpg 1095w, http:\/\/milky01.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/HS1A6322-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/milky01.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/HS1A6322-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1095px) 100vw, 1095px\" \/>Delivered to Middle Wallop 6th Mar 1957.<\/h5>\n<h5>Used for G.I at Middle Wallop 7th Nov 1963 as 8365M.<\/h5>\n<h5>To 19MU St Athan\u00a0 18th Jan 1967 for storage.<\/h5>\n<h5>Declared Non &#8211; Effective 8th Nov 1968 and SOC.<\/h5>\n<h5>To 2021 ATC Sqn at Coldicote 10th Oct 1969.<\/h5>\n<h5>From 1976 it was delivered\u00a0to Brunel Technical Collage Bristol and used in 1978 for G.I.<\/h5>\n<h5>Oct 1983 to CARG at Innswoth and Broken up for spares in the restoration of XR267.<\/h5>\n<h5>The Frame next went to the Stratford Aviation Museum at Long Marston.<\/h5>\n<h5>The Frame\u00a0\u00a0then moved\u00a0to Doncaster Area.<\/h5>\n<h5>Moved again to\u00a0South Molton\u00a0 Devon and stored with the Frame of XP286.<\/h5>\n<h5>I will update as the projects progress. I would like to thank the owner for his time showing me around.<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_show\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>XK421 &amp; XP282 Auster AOP9&#8217;s in South Lincolnshire. Today the 18th February 2017 I went to take pictures of two Auster AOP9&#8217;s under restoration in South Lincolnshire. 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