Auster Mk. V project for sale. This Auster Mk.V with serial number 992 (later D-EMAG) was built in 1944. It was manufactured as the first aircraft of a batch of twelve planes delivered between May and June 1944 by Taylorcraft Aeroplanes Ltd. in Rearsby to the Royal Air Force, being the very first production aircraft of the Mk.V.

Airplane time state:
Engine Lycoming O-290-3/1. TTAF, TTE and SMOH unknown.

None all instruments and avionics have been removed.

Restoration project cockpit stripped down to the bare welded steel-tube structure. Cabin doors with sliding windows and original seat frames are included, ready for complete refurbishment. No instruments included.

Uncovered airframe ready for restoration and fabric covering. Welded steel-tube fuselage, tailplane/fin structure, main landing gear, tailwheel, engine cowling, and wing assemblies (wooden spars with yellow-primed metal ribs) are stripped of fabric and appear structurally complete. Ready for inspection, primer/paint, and covering.

Includes removed engine cowlings, cabin doors, and original data plate ("D-EMAG / Auster Mk 5 / Werk Nr. 992"). Sold without propeller and without flight/engine instruments.

Former RAF MT356 (later Swiss HB-EOA and German D-EMAG). Sold as a complete airframe and engine restoration project as shown in the photos, missing only the propeller and instruments. Comes with an authentic wartime Lend-Lease Lycoming O-290-3/1 engine (sold as core / for overhaul). Please note: No logbooks or historical documents are available. Viewing possible by appointment at Bundenthal-Rumbach Airfield (Southwest Germany, near the French border). Price: EUR 7,500 OBO.