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ZU-MGM
LB369

1942 Taylorcraft Auster Plus D C/N 216

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Airframe Info

Manufacturer:Taylorcraft
Model:Auster Plus D    Search all Taylorcraft Auster Plus D
Year built:1942
Construction Number (C/N):216
Aircraft Type:Fixed wing single engine
Number of Seats:2
Number of Engines:1
Engine Type:Reciprocating
Engine Manufacturer and Model:Blackburn Cirrus Minor I
Also Registered As:
LB369  De-registered  Cancel: 1946-05-02
VP-YPX  De-registered
G-AHHY  De-registered  Delivery: 1946-05-20  Cancel: 1958-10-05

Aircraft

Registration Number:ZU-MGM
Alternative Code/Name:LB369
Current Status:De-registered

Owner

Owner:Gerald Maddams
Address:Durban,
South Africa

User Comments

Malcolm Clarke - Admin, 2015-03-31 11:18:18
 The aircraft listed on your data sheets is now in Durban, South Africa.
It is owned by Gerald Maddams (the writer) and has been under restoration by me since it was acquired from Zimbabwe (formally Southern Rhodesia) in January 2001.
Its restoration is now complete, however the aircraft has not yet flown. The South African CAA is holding up the paperwork because I do not have a "Certificate of de-registration" from Southern Rhodesia.
The aircraft was flown down Africa in July 1958 by a David Johnston to Salisbury (now Harare) where it suffered an incident and was dismantled.
It was stored, dismantled, from at least 1960 till I put it back together in 2011.
Hopefully it will fly soon under the registration of ZU-MGM.
It is restored as LB369 in its original 655 squadron livery (thanks to the Imperial War Museum having provided 5 photos of it in 1944).