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Type Description
Production Details

Type Description

  • Model G Auster Mk.IV
  • As Model F but featuring lowered rear fuselage upper longerons, and rear cabin space enclosed by increased side glazing and a large moulded transparent roof. Seating was increased from 2 to 3 by the addition of a rear, sideways facing, bucket seat. One 130 h.p. Lycoming O-290-3 powerplant.
  • Auster 4
  • Auster Mk.IV converted for civilian use.
  • Auster 4A
  • Definition unknown, but possibly similar to the Auster 5A.

Model G Auster Mk.IV Specification
Span Length Height Wing Area Empty Wt Max AUW Cruise Speed Maximum Speed Range Service Ceiling
36 ft 22 ft 5 in 6 ft 8 in 185 sq ft 1070 lb 1850 lb 112 mph/ 97 kn 130 mph/ 113 kn 220 mi 18200 ft
10.97 m 6.83 m 2.03 m 17.19 m2 485 kg 839 kg 180 km/h 209 km/h 354 km 5547 m

Production Details

Auster Mk.IV Production Details - Aircraft Delivered As Military (See Note 1)
Serial Range C/n Batch
Qty		 Conv. Canc'd Notes
 1 aircraft converted by Taylorcraft Aeroplanes (England) Ltd, Rearsby, from Auster Mk.III. First flew on 3 May 1943.
 MT454  534    (1)    Crashed 15 May 1944, killing Taylorcraft Aeroplanes (England) Ltd founder AL Wykes.
 254 aircraft, originally ordered as Auster IIs from Taylorcraft Aeroplanes (England) Ltd, Rearsby, to Contract Acft/1995, Requisition 1/E11/41. Delivered between March and May 1944.
 MS934 - MS981  See Table  48      
 MT100 - MT145    46      
 MT158 - MT199    42      
 MT213 - MT256    44      
 MT269 - MT314    46      
 MT328 - MT355    28      
Total Production 254 (1)
Auster Mk.IV Serial to C/n Correlation
Serial Range C/n
 Allocated c/ns: 687, 732-817, 819-857, 859-885, 887-957, 959-979,
 981-986, 988-989, 991
 MS934 - MS939  687,800,801,802,803,804
 MS940 - MS949  805,806,807,809,810,808,811,812,814,813
 MS950 - MS959  815,817,819,820,822,823,821,824,826,825
 MS960 - MS969  830,831,829,833,832,834,827,842,835,837
 MS970 - MS979  828,838,853,850,847,843,852,841,857,839
 MS980 - MS981  845,851
 MT100 - MT109  856,861,871,867,875,878,855,849,881,862
 MT110 - MT119  844,885,873,879,888,890,836,840,889,894
 MT120 - MT129  868,892,864,877,895,880,882,903,893,866
 MT130 - MT139  897,874,887,902,904,896,905,846,860,872
 MT140 - MT145  746,863,870,865,859,898
 MT158 - MT159  909,869
 MT160 - MT169  747,743,907,900,908,891,735,733,745,899
 MT170 - MT179  906,744,734,736,732,742,910,883,912,901
 MT180 - MT189  914,916,919,913,884,911,918,917,739,749
 MT190 - MT199  848,757,759,756,738,762,754,737,915,752
 MT213 - MT219  750,763,753,768,755,764,760
 MT220 - MT229  748,772,769,740,741,816,774,770,776,765
 MT230 - MT239  766,761,773,758,771,783,784,779,787,785
 MT240 - MT249  786,790,767,792,780,788,789,781,795,782
 MT250 - MT256  794,921,778,797,751,799,920
 MT269 - MT279  791,793,925,926,929,930,796,927,922,928,932
 MT280 - MT289  931,924,939,940,938,933,935,937,936,943
 MT290 - MT299  941,942,934,777,944,945,876,946,950,798
 MT300 - MT309  854,951,923,948,947,949,954,956,952,955
 MT310 - MT314  953,959,965,964,962
 MT328 - MT329  966,961
 MT330 - MT339  971,960,970,969,974,975,981,967,963,973
 MT340 - MT349  976,972,979,977,985,978,984,983,982,986
 MT350 - MT355  991,968,988,957,775,989
Auster 4 - All Aircraft Conversions From Military Auster Mk.IV
C/n Initial
Registration		 Former Military
Serial		 Notes
 737  G-ANHS  MT197  To John Francis Harris, Stanmore, Middlesex, via RK Dundas Ltd.
 756  G-AMLU  MT193  To Boardsides Aircraft Servicing, Wyberton.
 764  G-ANHT  MT218  To RK Dundas Ltd, Portsmouth, via Proops Bros Ltd. To A Dauban, Arquennes, in March 1955 as OO-DBA. To OO-DOR, D-EKAP,
 OE-DEZ.
 792  G-AJXY  MT243  To Tony William Leadbetter, Four Oaks, Warwickshire.
 799  G-ANHU  MT255  To John Francis Harris, Stanmore, Middlesex, via RK Dundas Ltd. To EX-AXR, G-ANHU, SP-YHU..
 806  G-AJHV  MS941  To Southern Aircraft, Gatwick, Ltd.
 819  G-ALNU  MS952  To Robert Alan Short, Croydon, and James Henry Tattersall, Clitheroe, Lancs. To F-BFXZ.
 841  G-ANIU  MS977  To RK Dundas Ltd, Portsmouth, via Proops Bros Ltd. To LN-BDU, SE-CBT.
 846  G-ANHM  MT137  To RK Dundas Ltd, Portsmouth, via Proops Bros Ltd. To VH-AZO, VH-ILS, VH-SNG, VH-HPM.
 849  G-ALYH  MT107  To Thomas Hutton Marshall, Wimborne. To D-EBYW but ntu; to F-BFUF but ntu.
 856  G-AKRC  MT100  To John Edward Nicholson, Houghton-le-Spring, Durham. To OH-AUF.
 865  G-ALVV  MT143  To George Cayhill Sergenson Whyham, Blackpool. To EC-AKU.
 875  G-AJXX  MT104  To Tony William Leadbetter, Four Oaks, Warwickshire. To F-DAAK, CN-TUL.
 881  G-ANGX  MT108  To RK Dundas Ltd, Portsmouth, via Proops Bros Ltd. To Kingsford Smith Aviation Service Pty Ltd, Bankstown, in July 1955 as
 VH-AZJ. To VH-DDW, VH-BHA.
 891  G-AKYT  MT165  To John Edward Nicholson, Houghton-le-Spring, Durham. Modified to Auster 4A. To F-BECV, OO-ISS.
 900  G-ANHN  MT163  To Nigel Desmond Norman, Gloucester, via RK Dundas Ltd. To D-EGUK.
 902  G-ANHL  MT133  To Ernest Edward Chick, Borehamwood, and Walter Scott Ogilvie, Epping, via RK Dundas Ltd.
 906  G-ANHP  MT170  To RK Dundas Ltd, Portsmouth, via Proops Bros Ltd. To Luftfahtverein Essen in December 1955 as D-ELIT. To OY-ALV.
 918  G-ALJE  MT186  To the Darlington and District Aero Club. To the Aéro Club de Beni Mellal in August 1952 as F-DAAY.
 945  I-ALLO  MT295  To the Aero Club di Padova.
 954  I-OPEZ  MT306  To the Société Opez, Rome. Converted to Auster 5D in 1957.
 976  G-AMJV  MT340  To the Darlington and District Aero Club. To F-DABR.
Total Conversions  (22)

Production Summary

All Aircraft By Type
Type Built New Conv Canc'd Total
 Model G Auster Mk.IV 254 (1) 255
 Auster 4 (22) 22
 Auster 4A (1) 1
254 (24) 0
For Summary of Production to Air Ministry Contracts, See Mk.III

Notes

  1. An unknown number of Auster Mk.IV were converted to Mk.V in service. 24 ex Mk.IV aircraft appear on civil registers as Auster 5s.

Production References

  1. Auster - The Company and the Aircraft, Tom Wenham, Rod Simpson, Malcolm Filmore (Air Britain Publishing, 2018)
  2. Auster Production Histories, Malcolm Filmore (Air Britain Publishing, 2020)
  3. British Civil Aircraft Since 1919 Vol 1, A.J. Jackson (Putnam, 1973)
  4. Austers - 'Nearly All You Want To Know', Mike Preston and Mick Ames (International Club Heritage Group, 2002 - available to download from the Auster Heritage Group)
  5. Auster Quarterly (Issues 1 to 6) (available to download from the Auster Heritage Group)
  6. Air Britain RAF Aircraft Register Series (Various Volumes, Air Britain (Historians)Ltd)
  7. Air Enthusiast Quarterly 121
  8. RAF Air Historical Branch: Delivery Serial Ledger (A.M. Form 622) (Dept of Archive and Aviation Records, RAF Museum, Hendon, Records MF-1 thru 5)
  9. RAF Air Historical Branch: RAF Aircraft Movement Card (A.M. Form 78) (Dept of Archive and Aviation Records, RAF Museum, Hendon, Records MFC-77-15-8)
  10. RAF Air Historical Branch: Contract Delivery Cards (Dept of Archive and Aviation Records, RAF Museum, Hendon, Records MFC-78-8-1)

Page Revision History

Revised at Version 2.0.0
  • Page completely rewritten based on [1] and [2].
Revised at Version 1.4.0
  • Corrected c/ns for Auster IVs.
  • Cancelled note 1.