A very famous Auster – as flown by Ranald Porteous – nice little outline here on the Shortfinals blog
Sorry about the terrible Auster pun at the start of the post, but I could not resist this opportunity. G-AMMS isn’t an Auster J-1N Alpha, of course, but a much changed Aiglet Trainer. Built in 1951 by Auster Aircraft Ltd at Rearsby, it was retained by the company until 1954, being completed as a J5F, then modifed as a J5K (the only such aircraft) and J5L. The airframe was fitted, at various times, with a De Havilland Gipsy Major 1 of 130hp or a Blackburn Cirrus Major 3 of 155hp, and had the Auster Aiglet Trainer’s shortened wingspan (from 36 ft to 32 ft, to increase the aircraft’s roll rate) and strengthened structure to enable aerobatics to be performed. Aiglet Trainers were popular abroad, and the Pakistan Air Force used them in quantity.
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The Auster Diaries 
Thank you so much for the kind words. My interest in Austers began when I was Assistant Keeper, Aviation at Leicestershire Museum Service. Needless to say, I had the chance to work with the renowned Peter Stoddart, and had so much fun it was illegal! We ran G-AGOH as a ‘company aircraft’ at the time. If you like, please search ‘Shortfinals’ (search box at bottom of every page for other Austers. I am no heavily involved in the People’s Mosquito project; give it a look! http://www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk/ Cheers! Ross Sharp
Not at all – great to find another aviation blogger – great posts on your blog and nice to find lovely old GAMMS amongst them ( I want that aeroplane! 🙂 )
Didn’t realise you were so involved with Austers and best of luck with your latest project.