Originally Posted by
megan
All the Australian built Tigers were for the RAAF, save 18 for the USAAF and 41 for the RIAF, and the purchasers opted for slats. Slats were never offered as an after market option by any Tiger manufacturer that I'm aware.
From 1931 article -
My mount, courtesy of owner John Henderson, was the 78th aircraft off the Mascot line.
VH-UEQ is still flying in South Australia. It has been flying quite safely without slats for many years I’m told.