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    Airframe Family: Taylorcraft Auster / J1 Autocrat / AOP / I / II / III / IV / V / A / C / D / G / H / J / J5 Aiglet / K / L/ M / N / P / Q / S
    Latest Model:J/5R Aiglet Trainer
    Construction Number:3304
    Last Civil Registration:VH-KBV
    Compressed ID:Auster J/5R cn 3304 cr VH-KBV
    Latest Owner or Location:Peter Thomas Burns, Bungowannah, NSW

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    Dates

    Event

    1957

    Constructed as a J/5R by Auster.

    26 June 1957

    To Ronald Barnard Haigh, Thaxted with new c/r G-APCX.

    28 March 1960

    To College of Aeronautics, Cranfield keeping c/r G-APCX.

    29 May 1961

    To Girls Venture Corps keeping c/r G-APCX.

    8 November 1967

    To Shackleton Aviation keeping c/r G-APCX.

    28 June 1968

    To Captain Henry Montague Winch keeping c/r G-APCX.

    2 September 1970

    To Rimmer Aviation, Elstree keeping c/r G-APCX.

    24 September 1970

    To James and John Joyce, Radlett keeping c/r G-APCX.

    23 April 1974

    To Davies/Haynes/Hawkins keeping c/r G-APCX.

    5 July 1974

    To Simon Rogers keeping c/r G-APCX.

    11 June 1975

    To Ross/Gow/Gillan keeping c/r G-APCX.

    16 February 1977

    To Robert Alistair Rankin, Leeton, NSW with new c/r VH-KBV.

    10 January 1978

    Civil registration, G-APCX, cancelled.
    Exported to Australia.

    23 February 1979

    To Roger Duance with new c/r VH-KBV.

    From 1980 to 1986

    Restored.

    Circa 1988

    Restored.

    11 January 1988

    To Roger Duance, Snowtown, SA keeping c/r VH-KBV.

    2 February 2006

    Assigned civil registration: VH-KBV (J5R, 3304)

    16 February 2006

    To Roger Duance, Snowtown, SA keeping c/r VH-KBV.

    3 June 2010

    To Robert Alistair Rankin, Leeton, NSW keeping c/r VH-KBV.

    29 March 2014


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Temora, NSW during the 40th Anniversary Fly-In of the Australian Antique Aircraft Association

    26 March 2018

    To Christopher John Harrison, Denison, VIC keeping c/r VH-KBV.

    27 March 2023

    To Peter Thomas Burns, Bungowannah, NSW keeping c/r VH-KBV.
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     Roger Duance
    Terry Fletcher
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