PSL(2,q) as a collineation group of projective planes of small order (Q1123397)

For a projective plane \(\Pi\) of order n, which admits a collineation group \(G\cong PSL(2,q)\) for some prime power q the following are proved: Theorem 1. If \(n<q\), then \(\Pi\) is Desarguesian and \((n,q)=(2,3)\), (2,7), (4,5), (4,7) or (4,9); all these cases indeed occur. Theorem 2. If \(n=q^ 2\) and q is odd, then one of the following must hold: (i) G acts irreducible on \(\Pi\) (i.e. fixing no point, line or triangle); (ii) \(q=3\) and G fixes a triangle but no point or line of \(\Pi\) ; (iii) \(q=5\), Fix(G) consists of an antiflag (X,\(\ell)\) and G has point orbits of length 5, 5, 6, 10 on \(\ell\); or (iv) \(q=9\) and Fix(G) consists of a flag. In case (ii) \(\Pi\) is either Desarguesian or a Hughes plane. No occurrences of (iii) or (iv) are known.