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Let \(\pi\) be a translation plane which admits a group \(G\) fixing two infinite points and one affine point. These three points form what is called an autotopism triangle, and \(G\) is called an autotopism group. The authors consider a translation plane \(\pi\), whose order is not \(2^6\), which admits an autotopism group \(G\) which acts transitively on the remaining infinite points. They prove that either the full translation complement leaves the autotopism triangle invariant, or \(\pi\) is one of the following: Desarguesian, Hall plane of order 9, Hering plane of order 27, some generalized twisted field plane. The authors also point out that in a recent article [\textit{M. Biliotti, V. Jha} and \textit{N. L. Johnson}, Geom. Dedicata 76, No. 1, 97-126 (1999; Zbl 0936.51003)] the generalized twisted field planes admitting such an autotopism group have been completely determined. The proof relies on recent powerful results concerning various types of transitivity on translation planes. An example of a translation plane admitting such an autotopism group in which the autotopism triangle is left invariant by the full translation complement is any finite nearfield plane. It should be pointed out that the planes recently discovered in [\textit{R. D. Baker, J. M. Dover, G. L. Ebert} and \textit{K. L. Wantz}, Eur. J. Comb. 20, No. 1, 1-16 (1999; Zbl 0923.51005)] do not admit an autotopism group acting transitively on the remaining infinite points, although this is claimed in the article under review.