No. 16 Air Observation Post Flight RAAF
No. 16 Air Observation Post Flight was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) unit that saw action in World War II supporting Australian Army operations. It was formed in October 1944 and disbanded in June 1947. The flight was reestablished in September 1958, and was disbanded again in December 1960, when its responsibilities were transferred to a joint Army-RAAF unit.
No. 16 AOP Flight groundcrew working on an aircraft prior to an artillery spotting flight in July 1945
The Taylorcraft Auster was a British military liaison and observation aircraft produced by the Taylorcraft Aeroplanes (England) Limited company during the Second World War.
Taylorcraft Auster
Prewar Taylorcraft C/2, impressed by the RAF in September 1941, seen postwar
Auster I converted postwar to Taylorcraft Plus D, restored in wartime markings as LB382 of 653 Squadron RAF
Auster III