Auster AOP

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aircraft family artillery observation aircraft military reconnaissance aircraft

The Auster AOP is a British World War II-era light observation and liaison aircraft used primarily for artillery spotting and reconnaissance duties.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Auster 2
Auster AOP aircraft 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft family ⓘ
artillery observation aircraft ⓘ
military reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration high‑wing ⓘ
single‑engine ⓘ
taildragger undercarriage ⓘ
armament usually unarmed ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
3 ⓘ
designedFor close cooperation with ground forces ⓘ
operating from rough forward airstrips ⓘ
developedFrom Taylorcraft Auster NERFINISHED ⓘ
era World War II ⓘ
feature excellent low‑speed handling ⓘ
extensive cockpit glazing for visibility ⓘ
good short take‑off and landing performance ⓘ
firstFlightPeriod early 1940s ⓘ
manufacturer Auster Aircraft Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableVariant Auster AOP.1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Auster AOP.2 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Auster AOP.3 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Auster AOP.4 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Auster AOP.5 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Auster AOP.6 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Auster AOP.9 NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedBy British Army Air Observation Post units NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
powerplantType piston engine ⓘ
primaryMission directing artillery fire ⓘ
role artillery observation post ⓘ
liaison aircraft ⓘ
light observation aircraft ⓘ
secondaryMission casualty evacuation ⓘ
message and personnel transport ⓘ
serviceEntryPeriod 1942 ⓘ
usedBy Commonwealth air forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor air observation post operations ⓘ
artillery spotting ⓘ
battlefield reconnaissance ⓘ
liaison duties ⓘ
usedInTheatre European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mediterranean theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum → hasNotableAircraft → Auster AOP ⓘ
Daniel Auster → familyName → Auster AOP ⓘ
this entity surface form: Auster
Paul Auster → familyName → Auster AOP ⓘ
this entity surface form: Auster
Malayan Auxiliary Air Force → usedAircraftType → Auster AOP ⓘ
this entity surface form: Auster AOP aircraft