A11-201

A11-201 near 'Kista Dan' before it's damage on 12 Feb 1954.

This image shows the damage done to A11-201 by the storm on 12 Feb 1954. It was subsequently stored in the hold of 'Krista Dan' and returned to Melbourne in Mar 1954 for rebuilding.

A11-201 was marked in identical fashion to A11-200 during it's initial deployment in 1954 (see the notes on A11-200 for details). No Austers were available to support the 1954/1955 expedition, however the surviving Auster A11-201 was rebuilt by the Royal Victorian Aero Club during that period and used by ANARE for photography and field support from 1955 till 1959. The 1955-56 expedition had the rebuilt A11-201 and the first Beaver A95-201 (painted Yellow as it was delivered from DHC, apparently they did not get the memo about using Int Orange). When the RAAF personnel returned to Melbourne on 26 Mar 1956 (the ships could only stay over the Antarctic summer to avoid getting iced in (and possibly crushed)), the two airframes were left behind in a new hangar that had been built at Mawson to stay over the Winter with the ANARE people who were there all year round. For the 1955/1956 expedition A11-201 was probably marked in identical fashion to A11-200 during it's initial deployment in 1953/54.

A11-201, Auster AOP IV, with Sqn Ldr Leckie who commanded the Antarctic Flight during the 1953-54 and 1955-56 expeditions.

A11-201 Ref:SLNSW FL1044171.

A11-201 on floats. Note when operated on floats it was fitted with an auxilary fin below the rear fuselage. This was replaced by a tail wheel on a long strut when operating on wheels or skis.

S/Ldr Peter Clemence with his 1956-57 RAAF Flight crew at Mawson with the two de Havilland DHC2 Beaver aircraft (A95-201 and 202), and the Auster A11-201, on the sea ice in front of the hanger

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