Мир Авиации 1992-01 / В.Котельников - Авро "Энсон" /Архив/

Avro Anson Mk.I ВВС Ирландии, март 1937г.

Мир Авиации 1992-01 / В.Котельников - Авро "Энсон" /Архив/

Avro Anson Mk.I N 158. Эстонский авиаполк, июнь 1940г.

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Учебный Anson Mk.I Королевских ВВС. 1940г.

Мировая Авиация 111

Оранжевый треугольник на киле указывает, что на этом Anson Mk I Берегового командования летал голландский экипаж. Хотя самолет служил в 321-й эскадрилье, он пока сохранил код "MW" своего предыдущего владельца - 217-й эскадрильи.

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THE NEW AVRO 652

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The second prototype Avro 652, G-ACRN Ava, which flew the Croydon-Brindisi route for Imperial Airways for several years.

Aeroplane Monthly 1974-04 / P.Moss - Wings for the Empire (4)

Avro 652, G-ACRN, Ava, showing the similarity to the later Anson.

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This particular Avro 652 is one of two used by Imperial Airways. Later models incorporate certain improvements.

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UP-TO-THE-MINUTE: Modern commercial monoplane practice is exemplified in every line of the new Avro 652, two of which have been built for charter work for Imperial Airways. The machine has two Siddeley "Cheetah" engines.

Aeroplane Monthly 1991-02 / J.Stroud - Wings of Peace

Avatar, soon renamed Ava, on test, with horn-balanced rudder.
The Avro 652, a smaller machine, fitted with Siddeley Cheetah engines of 310 h.p. The Avro Anson military machine was developed from this.

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THE MODERN TOUCH: An attractive view, taken from beneath Syrinx's fuselage by a Flight photographer, of the re-named Avatar (now Ava, for diplomatic reasons), one of Imperial's two new high-speed Avro charter monoplanes.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Short Scylla / L.17 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

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The auxiliary surfaces for trimming the elevators and the rudder can be seen in this photograph of the tail units.

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Avro 652 G-ACRM 'Avalon', one of two operated by Imperial Airways, used on London-Brindisi mail runs.
Avalon, the first Avro 652, after being fitted with mass-balanced rudder.

Aeroplane Monthly 1991-02 / J.Stroud - Wings of Peace

Head on, the Avro 652 looks clean and carefully faired.

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Mails or other light loads can be placed inside the nose through this door. For Imperial Airways a landing light has been fitted in the nose.

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FOR COASTAL RECONNAISSANCE: The Avro 652 (two 270 h.p. Siddeley "Cheetah" engines) converted from a civil into a military type. Note the "birdcage" on top of the fuselage behind the wing.

Aeroplane Monthly 1980-04 / D.Middleton - Avro Anson /RAF Piston Trainers/ (8)

OUTSTANDING MILITARY TYPE. The Avro Anson has been adopted as a standard coastal reconnaissance type. It does 188 m.p.h. with two 310 h.p. Cheetah IX's.
The prototype Avro 652 Anson at Woodford early in 1935. It made its first flight on March 24 that year.

Flight 1935-06 / Flight

24 марта 1935г.: компания "Avro" впервые подняла в воздух прототип модификации своего самолета Type 652, приспособленный для прибрежного патрулирования - Type 652A, K4771.
Прототип Anson сохранил квадратные окна кабины Type 652, на смену которым у серийных самолетов пришла характерная "оранжерея". Конструкция ветрового козырька также подверглась незначительным доработкам.
A Coastal Reconnaissance machine, the Avro 652 (Conversion) is the military version of the firm's commercial monoplane. It has two Siddeley "Cheetah VI" engines of 290 h.p. each.

Flight 1935-08 / Flight

"Anson" is the official name of the Avro coastal reconnaissance monoplane (2 "Cheetah IX"). A very large order for these machines has been placed.

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The Avro Anson coastal reconnaissance machine have been developed from civil type. The engines are Cheetah IXs.

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Early production Avro 652A Anson flown by Flt Lt W. H. Markham.

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Quick fill-up: No. 217 Squadron’s Ansons about to be replenished by “Mr. Zwicky” at Tangmere.

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LORD HUNTINGFORD, Governor of Victoria, in an Anson of the City of Melbourne Squadron, of which he is the Honorary Air Commodore.

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Bill Thorn with an Anson in 1947. Born on August 13, 1901, Sidney Albert Thorn was A. V.Roe’s chief test pilot at the time of his death.

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"The Coliseum": The transparent turret over the gunner's cockpit in the Avro 652A would look quite at home at the lower end of St. Martin's Lane.

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The engine installation and the working parts of the undercarriage are readily accessible for adjustment and routine inspection.

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One of the seven-cylinder Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah IXs installed in an Avro Anson.

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SEEN ON EMPIRE AIR DAY: The new Avro coastal reconnaissance monoplane - a militarised "Ava" or 652 - leaves Gosport to give battle to a "Hart." The blob in the "parrot cage" is Flight's representative.

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Mr. S. A. Thorn lowers the undercarriage of the first production type Anson for the benefit of Flight's photographer

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In this fine Flight photograph of the first production type Avro Anson there can be seen, among other features, the disposition of front and rear guns, the bomb traps, wing-root filleting and the interesting shape of the tailplane.

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Anson I K6152, the first of a production batch of 174 Ansons delivered to the RAF between March 1936 and April 1937. K6152 was lost when it overshot on landing at RAF Catterick in October 1939.

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THE ADMIRABLE ANSON: Lord Anson did much in his day to improve the fighting efficiency of the Royal Navy; and the Avro Anson coastal reconnaissance machine, harbinger of hordes of monoplanes and first of its class in the Royal Air Force, will greatly assist the work of the senior Service in protecting our shores. This Flight photograph shows the first of a very large number of Ansons which will be going to Squadrons within the next few months.

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The Avro "Anson" Coastal Reconnaissance Monoplane (two 310 h.p. Armstrong Siddeley "Cheetah IX" engines).

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ARMCHAIR FIGHTING. The disposition of the Anson's Armstrong-Whitworth gun turret is readily apparent here. Note the spacious, airy cabin

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AVRO ANSON: General reconnaissance (two Cheetah IX engines - 350 h.p. each at 6,000ft.); span, 56ft. 6in.; gross weight, 7,650 lb.; max. speed, 188 m.p.h. at 7,000ft.
K6152 was the first production Avro Anson I, making its maiden flight on December 31, 1935. The type entered RAF service in March the following year, with 48 Squadron. The last Anson, actually an Avro 19 T.21, was flown away from Yeadon in May 1952 and the type was finally retired from the RAF in 1968.

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The latest Avro type, the Anson general reconnaissance machine, has a speed of 188 m.p.h. when fitted with two Siddeley Cheetah IX engines of 310 h.p. each.

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Known affectionately by its crews as “Faithful Annie”, the Avro Anson entered RAF service in March 1936 as a general reconnaissance aircraft for Coastal Command. This Anson I, K6152, was delivered to the RAE at Farnborough from the manufacturer, so may have been a candidate for the fitting of the Whittle test unit in 1939.

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Anson T.1 N5331 of 6 AONS, Staverton, Gloucestershire, 1941. Just visible aft of the figure 5 on the nose is a small Polish Air Force insignia.
The Anson was the first monoplane to enter RAF service, in March 1936, and the first to employ a retractable undercarriage.

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Avro Anson I.

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Another view of Anson I L7956. Following service with Nos 7 and 10 ERFTS, it went to the South African Air Force in August 1940.

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The Anson (two Cheetah IX engines) has done excellent work in the Coastal Command, on reconnaissance and, occasionally, fighting. The machine is also in service with the Royal Australian Air Force.

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Anson N5331 flew with 27 ERFTS and 10 FTS before being struck off RAF charge in March 1945.

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Anson 1 N5531 of 6 AONS showing its plan form

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Anson I K8830 of 233 Sqn, and later 217 Sqn, in pre-Munich silver livery. This aircraft went to the Royal Canadian Air Force in April 1941.

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Anson I N5331 of No 6 AONS at Staverton displays its fabric-covered steeltube fuselage and wooden wing.

Aeroplane Monthly 1980-04 / D.Middleton - Avro Anson /RAF Piston Trainers/ (8)

Anson 1 N5531 of 6 AONS putting the wind up The Aeroplane’s photographer.

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Avro Anson I N5331 indulging in some low flying in the UK. This aircraft’s sister ship, N5330, went to Canada and the RCAF in December 1940.

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ESCORT DUTY: An Avro Anson of an Ulster squadron of the Royal Air Force Coastal Command looks after its charges in the North Atlantic. Of but medium power and performance, the Anson has, nevertheless, done an exceedingly fine job of work for the Training Command as well

Мировая Авиация 82

В начале войны только одна эскадрилья Берегового командования британских ВВС была оснащена самолетами Hudson Mk I, в девяти были самолеты Anson Mk I (на снимке), и одна эскадрилья летала на совсем устаревших Vickers Vildebeest Mk IV.

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Anson I L7951 of No 7 Elementary & Reserve Flying Training School at Desford lacks the conspicuous astrodome fitted to MG182.

Aeroplane Monthly 1990-09 / J.Meadows - Flying for fun (4)

UTILITY RATHER THAN BEAUTY sums up this Avro Anson, which has suffered in appearance by reason of its dark camouflage. It is one of those used at Desford for training direct-entry observers. There is not a tea-party in progress in the cabin - merely a navigational lesson.
Pre-war photograph of Coastal Command Anson I L7956. The type entered service in 1936 as a reconnaissance type, and the trainer version went into production in 1939. It was used to train wireless operators, navigators and air-gunners.

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Anson L7966 of the School of Air Navigation over Ramsgate Harbour

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Avro Anson I K8814 of 224 Squadron, part of a batch delivered to the RAF between April and September 1937, pictured over the River Tyne. K8814 later passed to the Royal Canadian Air Force, becoming aircraft 6112 in 1940.

Aeroplane Monthly 1980-04 / D.Middleton - Avro Anson /RAF Piston Trainers/ (8)

Anson 1 K6255 of No 269 Squadron, which crashed into Shiel Hill, Renfrewshire, in July 1939.

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This Power boat had fell designs on the defences of our East Coast, but the Anson spotted her and reported her position to H.Q. at Manston.

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ANTI-SUBMARINE: Modern oversea reconnaissance aircraft acting in conjunction with Naval vessels are a strong deterrent to underwater craft operating within range of their aerodrome. Carrying special anti-submarine bombs they can patrol waters where submarines may be lurking, spot them and complete their destruction.

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One of the earlier types used by Coastal Command was the Avro Anson. These Anson Is of 220 Sqn were used for general reconnaissance from August 1936 to November 1939, when the unit converted to Hudsons, which had somewhat longer legs.

Aeroplane Monthly 1991-09 / D.Edwards - Flights and frights in the thirties (6)

A trio of coastal reconnaissance Anson Is of 220 Sqn. Nearer the camera is K6207, which later served with 206 Sqn, 6 FTS and 2 School of General Reconnaissance before being shipped to Canada in February 1941. K6206 and K6208 are in the background.

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AVRO ANSONS are the equipment of several general reconnaissance squadrons of the Royal Air Force, and have been supplied to the Air Forces of Australia, Irish Free State, Finland, Estonia and Egypt.

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A STRIKING FORCE: Normally the work of the General Reconnaissance squadrons is to scour the seas round the coasts of Britain and report the presence of enemy ships. During the recent exercises on the South Coast the Ansons of three G.R. squadrons were used as bombers, and here one of these squadrons is seen off the coast of Cornwall flying out to attack the Blue Fleet

Flight 1939-09 / Flight

RETURNING HOME: Avro Ansons cross the coast line after finishing an anti-submarine patrol.
Avro Anson general reconnaissance machines (actually belonging to the Coast Artillery Co-operation Unit) head inland after “a job of work.”

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No. 217 (G.R.) Squadron (with “Flight” represented in the leading Anson) slips past the Casquets on its way to make a low bombing attack on the convoy, which it found about 120 miles from the nearest land.
Anson Is of 217 Sqn slip past the Casquets in the English Channel on their way to making a low bombing attack on a convoy during manoeuvres with the Mediterranean Fleet early in 1938.

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A pleasing formation of Avro Ansons flying at about 14,000ft. These machines are robust and economical.
Three Ansons of No 9 FTS, N9765, N9561 and N9570, in Training Command's green, brown and yellow camouflage scheme.

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"Энсоны" 217-й эскадрильи в полете.
Avro Anson reconnaissance machines of the R.A.F. The Anson has prepared the way for the adoption of more powerful machines for coastal defence duties.
Photograph, taken by Charles E. Brown, depicts Anson Is of 217 Sqn, a general reconnaissance unit formed at Boscombe Down in March 1937, and based at St Eval until the war, patrolling the Western Approaches.

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Группа "энсонов" из 217-й эскадрильи
ESCORT: A fine impression of Ansons escorting the royal yacht, Enchantress, during Their Majesties' recent visit to France. The formation is flying a figure 8 in order to keep in the vicinity of the vessel.

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Avro Anson general reconnaissance machines in an appropriate setting with a flotilla of destroyers below.

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Curious effect produced at Biggin Hill by two formations of Ansons.

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The fifteen Ansons of No. 217 Squadron flew in a formation intended to provide concentrated protective cross-fire. It will be gathered that outlook from the Anson is extraordinarily good.

Aeroplane Monthly 1991-05 / D.Edwards - Flights and frights in the thirties (3)

Anson pilot’s view, over the starboard Cheetah radial, of three other 48 Sqn Ansons flying from RAF Manston in October 1936.

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Coastal reconnaissance aircraft normally wish to see and not to hide themselves, but sometimes they practise navigation above the cloud banks

Aeroplane Monthly 1980-04 / D.Middleton - Avro Anson /RAF Piston Trainers/ (8)

Anson 1 K6163, from the first production batch, is seen here on strength with the CFS in company with Oxford L4537 and Hart Trainer K5863.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Airspeed Oxford / AS.10 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937Hawker Hart - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928

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The Flight photograph was taken in June 1938, and shows a selection of aircraft then flown by the Central Flying School at Upavon, all bearing the CFS crest on their fins. They are, front to rear, Avro Anson K6163, Airspeed Oxford L4537, Hawker Hart Trainer K5863, Avro Tutor K3303 and Hawker Fury K8238.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Airspeed Oxford / AS.10 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937Avro Tutor/Sea Tutor/Prefect / Type 621/646/626 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1929Hawker Fury - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931Hawker Hart - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928

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SKY PARADE: Gauntlets, Ansons and Harrows in a "skeleton flight" rehearsal for the massed fly-past which will feature in the RA.F. Display to be held at Hendon on June 26. It is to be hoped that the squadrons will fly at closer intervals and at a lower altitude than did those in the so-called fly-past of two years ago.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Gloster Gauntlet - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1929Handley Page Harrow / H.P.54 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

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Avro Ansons are the aircraft of the general reconnaissance squadrons which patrol the waters round the coast of Britain.

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Anson Is of 215 Sqn on coastal patrol in 1937. K6291 crashed while landing at Barrow on May 6, 1944.
The three Ansons K6291, K6295 and K6296 were originally issued to No 215 Squadron. Note the absence of turrets.

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Training aircraft of No. 9 F.T.S.: Anson, Hart and Audax.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Hawker Audax - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931Hawker Hart - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928

Aeroplane Monthly 1991-06 / D.Edwards - Flights and frights in the thirties (4)

A formation of 10 FTS Avro Anson Is, probably up from RAF Ternhill, with N9550 nearest the camera at right.

Aeroplane Monthly 1991-06 / D.Edwards - Flights and frights in the thirties (4)

A formation of 10 FTS Avro Anson Is, probably up from RAF Ternhill, with undercarriages down and with N9724 leading. This Anson was transferred to the RCAF in December 1940.

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Ansons from 9 FTS flying from Hullavington, photographed on April 17, 1940.

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Anson I K6174 of No 48 School of Air Navigation landing in 1938. It crashed at Dovercourt Bay in December the same year.

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The Avro Anson (two Siddeley Cheetahs) is a general reconnaissance type now equipping R.A.F. general reconnaissance squadrons.

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Landing at Elstree in 1962, during crew training

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Anson I K6196, of either 206 or 217 Squadron, photographed during forced landing practice in July 1938. This Anson was struck off RAF charge in September 1943.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-04 / L.Curtis - Anything To Anywhere (4)

Although ATA pilots were forbidden to fly in or above fog and mist, many are the stories of pilots who just scraped home in the nick of time.

Aeroplane Monthly 1991-05 / D.Edwards - Flights and frights in the thirties (3)

10 FTS Anson I N9689 takes off over the top of another 10 FTS, machine, K8727. Following its transfer to 9 FTS, the former aircraft was lost at sea on March 23, 1941 aboard the SS Beaverbrae, bound for the Royal Canadian Air Force. K8727 was delivered to the RCAF in June the same year.

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Avro 652A Anson I K6234 seen at Hooton in 1938, was part of the first RAF production batch built in 1935. The type was the RAF's first monoplane to have a retractable undercarriage and was used as a general reconnaissance aircraft.

Flight 1938-08 / Flight

DAWN PATROL: A G.R. Anson being started up at 03.00 hours during the recent Coast Defence Exercises.

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A SAAF Anson’s refurbished Cheetah engine is started. Steel Engineering of Roodepoort manufactured Cheetah cylinders. Although both the Oxford and the Anson were powered by Cheetah radials, they sounded different in the air. The Oxford had a purring beat, while the Anson had an uneven throb. Later, some SAAF Ansons were fitted with smooth Oxford-type engine cowlings and Mikes filters in order to cope with the High Veldt dust.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-03 / D.Edwards - Sawdust doesn't fly

The Armstrong Whitworth Cheetah engine of an RAF Anson undergoing inspection in April 1938.

Моделист-Конструктор Морские самолеты палубного и берегового базирования Второй мировой войны

"Энсон" I на аэродроме

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Носовая часть "Энсона" I

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At the Summit landing ground in 1940. Sqn Ldr R. T. Taaffe (officer commanding 223 Squadron) with his back to the camera, talks to a visitor who has arrived in Anson I L9145 from Khartoum. A 47 Squadron Wellesley can be seen in the background.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Vickers Wellesley - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935

Flight 1938-06 / Flight

Symbolic? A general reconnaissance Anson at Hendon provides shelter against an unwelcome precipitation from the skies.

Flight 1939-01 / Flight

Training of direct-entry air observers at the Desford school. Left to right: Sqn. Ldr. G. H. Reid (managing director of Reid and Sigrist, who operate the school) with Air Comdre. Sydney Smith, A.O.C. No. 26 (Training) Group, and Mr. George Lowdell (chief instructor);

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-11 / C.Burnet - Cadet class of 1942 (1)

An Air Transport Auxiliary Avro Anson being used to give ATC cadets air experience at Leavesden in 1945. The pilot was the aeronautical artist Stanley Orton Bradshaw. Does anyone recognise themselves in this picture?

Flight 1939-05 / Flight

LORD RECTOR: Air Vice-Marshal Sir David Munro, who was recently installed as Lord Rector at St. Andrew's University, stepping from an Anson at Leuchars on his way to St. Andrews

Aeroplane Monthly 1991-06 / D.Edwards - Flights and frights in the thirties (4)

"Hop out, Joe, and have a good look round". Another Anson following a forced landing else­where.
Near enough: The Anson at the end of its forced-landing run. Fog and fuel shortage were the causes of the bother.

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Avro Anson 3147 C-M bakes in the South African sun.

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Avro "Ansons" (two "Siddeley "Cheetahs") of Nos. 220 and 206 (General Reconnaissance) Squadrons, R.A.F., at Bircham Newton.
Anson Is of No 220 Squadron. K8750 was transferred to the RCAF, but was lost at sea en route.

Aeroplane Monthly 1985-04 / L.Coombs - The expanding years 1936-1939 (6)

An impressive line-up of 48 Sqn’s Ansons at Manston in October 1936. At the outbreak of war 12 squadrons were equipped with Ansons, though the type was being replaced by Hudsons.

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Some of the Avro Ansons (two Siddeley Cheetahs IX) of No. 48 (General Reconnaissance) Squadron at Manston.

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A line-up of Anson Is from the sixth production batch at Woodford in January 1939. N4934 in the foreground

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Ansons of No.269 Squadron at Abbotsinch in July 1937 in rural surroundings, a far cry from today's concrete jungle of Glasgow Airport.

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Navy Day! A scene of suspended animation at a Redland aerodrome during Thursday's storm, which grounded the major portion of the defending air force. On the left are the Heyfords of No. 99 Bomber Squadron with No. 269 General Reconnaissance Squadron's Ansons on the right

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Handley Page Heyford / H.P.38 / H.P.50 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1930

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GAL Hotspurs and glider-tug Audax K7328 of No.2 Glider Training School, Weston-on-the-Green, 24.6.42

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: General Aircraft Hotspur / Twin Hotspur / GAL.48 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1940Hawker Audax - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

Aeroplane Monthly 1976-07 / B.Gunston - Hotspur hindsight

Hotspurs at a Glider Training School, 1942. Avro-built Audax tug K7328 and an Anson can be seen in the distance.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: General Aircraft Hotspur / Twin Hotspur / GAL.48 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1940Hawker Audax - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

Aeroplane Monthly 1990-09 / P.Jarrett - Nothing ventured... (6)

Front view of the M.35 taken in June 1942. The aircraft in the background at right are Magisters, Masters, an Anson and a Blenheim.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Bristol Blenheim - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936Miles Libellula / M.35 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1942Miles Magister / M.14 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937Miles Master II M.19 / Master III M.27 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

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Anson I NK720 was used by Whinney throughout Operation ASCENSION.

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Anson of No.48 Squadron

Air Pictorial 1956-01 / Air Pictorial's photo-review

Believed to be one of the oldest Royal Navy Ansons still in service is NK201 (999-SZ).

Aeroplane Monthly 1985-02 / R.Sturtivant - The Navy's spare time fliers (1)

Avro Anson I NL121 at Bramcote in July 1954.

Aeroplane Monthly 1993-06 / Personal album. Military

Avro Anson I LT674 of the RAF Santa Cruz Workshops Flight, pictured in the summer of 1946.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-05 / M.Pitchers - Lessons with Annie

The last Anson flown by the author, MG865, parked at RAF Oakington in 1946, when he was 242 Sqn ferry pilot. It struck a building at Pershore on November 18 that year when its brakes failed.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-01 / L.Curtis - Anything To Anywhere (1)

Mainstay of the ATA taxi fleet throughout the war was the Avro 652A Anson. This one, NK713, is seen in company with others at White Waltham on July 5, 1945.

Air Enthusiast 2001-01 / R.Stitt - Midland Memories (1)

Avro Anson I NK168 was one of two examples used briefly by 16 RFS for reservist aircrew training. It was sold for scrap in January 1951.

Air Enthusiast 1999-03 / R.Stitt - Adaptable 'Annie'

Anson 6012 was built by Avro at Newton Heath as Mk.I N9942 with AS Cheetahs. It was taken on strength by the RCAF on March 11, 1940, following re-assembly by de Havilland and subsequently converted to Mk.III configuration in June 1942 and to Mk.IV status in December 1943. It is pictured on March 10, 1941, while serving as a Mk.I with 1 Air Observer School at Mallon, Ontario

Aeroplane Monthly 1974-01 / Avro 652A Anson I /Preservation Profile/ (9)

At Staverton, May 1964

Aeroplane Monthly 1974-01 / Avro 652A Anson I /Preservation Profile/ (9)

John Schooling makes a low-level fly-past, Staverton, May 1964

Aeroplane Monthly 1990-11 / A.Lumsden - Avro Anson /Take a card/ (8)

Anson N9946 flew with ATA Ferry Pools Nos 4, 1 and 11 and is seen here full of ATA personnel on September 25, 1944.

Air Enthusiast 1998-07 / C.Justo - 'Golden' Goose

Bow view of Goose I MV993, August 1942. This one-off aircraft is a bit of an enigma. Anson I W1827 in the background served almost exclusively with the Air Transport Auxiliary and with the various Ferry Pools. This may serve as a clue to MV993’s employ, as ATA were known to have at least one Goose.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Grumman G-21/JRF/OA-9/OA-13 Goose - СШАUSA - 1937

Air Enthusiast 2006-01 / The Roundels File

A.III NA135 of 190 Squadron at Great Dunmow in June 1945 - an Anson and Stirlings behind. Built at Speke by Rootes in 1945, it served only with 190 and was struck off charge in February 1947.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Handley Page Halifax / H.P.57 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939Short Stirling / S.29 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

Aviation Historian 21 / N.Stroud - Open wide! /The John Stroud Archive/

Putting the “car” into “cargo” - the Darracq is driven up the ramp at Lympne, while the Alvis TA21 awaits its turn. Just visible in the background is an Avro Anson of the Kenley-based No 61 Group Communications Flight, coded RCE-F.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Bristol Freighter / Type 170 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945

Air-Britain Aeromilitaria 1981-02

Anson I LT830 served with No.7 Air Gunners School at Stormy Down, South Wales, between April 1943 and August 1944. It was transferred to the Armee de I'Air on 7 April 1946.

Мировая Авиация 111

К началу Второй мировой войны Avro Anson состоял на вооружении 11 эскадрилий ВВС. Хотя его служба в качестве разведчика в Береговом командовании оказалась недолгой, этот самолет сыграл важнейшую роль в обучении авиаторов. На снимке представлен Anson Mk I со стрелковой установкой Armstrong Whitworth. Обратите внимание на большую площадь остекления фюзеляжа.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-05 / M.Pitchers - Lessons with Annie

Anson I MG182 of No 1 Air Gunners School shows off the "greenhouse" glazing typical of its breed. Note also the semi-retractable undercarriage, which required 160 turns of a crank handle to wind up; not one of the aircraft’s most endearing features.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-05 / M.Pitchers - Lessons with Annie

The Avro Anson I Armament and Navigation Trainer (two Armstrong Siddeley IX engines).
Another angle on Anson MG182. This aircraft survived the war only to be sold as scrap on May 25, 1950.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-06 / C.Lamb - Return to Papplewick

The men of 224 Squadron, Boscombe Down, at the time of the incident described here. Front row, left to right; unknown; Stracey-Smythe; Tommy Atkinson; Flt Lt Anderson (with dog); Sqn Ldr R. N. Waite, the CO (later to achieve fame in the Berlin Air Lift); Flt Lt Agar; Plt Off Williamson; the author; and "Dog shooter" Wolmsley.

Aeroplane Monthly 1988-09 / M.Hardy - All the Queen's forces (1)

This was the scene at RAF Odiham on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 14, 1953, the day before the Review, as seen from Flight’s Miles Gemini G-AFLT, showing the ranks of aircraft and the static park. A full dress rehearsal was held the previous Friday!

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Avro Shackleton / Type 696 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1949De Havilland Vampire / D.H.100 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1943Gloster, Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.11 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950Handley Page Hastings / H.P.67 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1946

Aeroplane Monthly 1988-10 / M.Hardy - All the Queen's forces

An aerial view of just part of the static display, taken from Flight’s Miles Gemini.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Avro Shackleton / Type 696 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1949De Havilland Vampire / D.H.100 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1943Gloster, Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.11 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950Handley Page Hastings / H.P.67 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1946

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-12 / G.Wansbrough-White - What's in a name? (2)

THE STAGE SET: This aerial photograph of the Royal Air Force Display machines assembled in the operational park at Hendon forms a fitting introduction to the pictures, in the ensuing pages, of the Display in progress. There are eight monoplanes in the assembly - Ansons (third row) and Clouds (fifth).
Line-up of about 130 1936 RAF Display participants - all biplanes except for the Ansons and Saro Cloud amphibians.
The stage is set for the 1936 RAF Display at Hendon. The monoplanes (Ansons and Saro Clouds) are totally outnumbered by the biplanes including Heyfords, Bulldogs, Gauntlets, Fairey IIIFs, Harts, Hinds, Tiger Moth, Overstrands etc, etc. This entire area has since disappeared beneath a sea of bricks and concrete.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Boulton Paul Overstrand / P.75 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1933Bristol Bulldog - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927De Havilland Tiger Moth / D.H.82 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931Fairey Fairey IIIF - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1926Gloster Gauntlet - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1929Handley Page Heyford / H.P.38 / H.P.50 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1930Hawker Hart - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928Hawker Hind - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934Saunders-Roe Cloud / A.19 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1930

Авиация и Космонавтика 2007-08 / М.Никольский - ВВС Сербии (1)

Учебно-тренировочные самолеты "Тайгер Мот" (Тексан???) и "Ансон", авиабаза Бриндизи, Италия, лето 1945г.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: North American T-6 Texan / AT-6 Harvard - СШАUSA - 1935

Aviation Historian 2 / J.Wood - The Lion and its Claws

Typhoons undergo maintenance in a former Luftwaffe hangar after 263 Sqn’s move to the Continent in August 1944. The “Tiffies” of 263 Sqn shared hangars with those of other squadrons, including 197 Sqn, a Typhoon of which, coded OV-A, is seen in the background. In the foreground is an Avro Anson also undergoing maintenance.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Hawker Typhoon - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1940

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-03 / L.Curtis - Anything To Anywhere (3)

An ATA maintenance hangar "somewhere in England" in 1942. Behind the Lockheed Hudson are a Hurricane, Demon K4411, an Oxford, Master W8905, an Argus, a Tutor, a Havard and the tail of an Anson. All were used either for the training or movement of ATA pilots.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Airspeed Oxford / AS.10 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937Avro Tutor/Sea Tutor/Prefect / Type 621/646/626 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1929Fairchild C-61 Forwarder / Model 24 / Argus - СШАUSA - 1932Hawker Demon - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932Hawker Hurricane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935Lockheed Hudson A-28 / A-29 - СШАUSA - 1938Miles Kestrel M.9 / Master I M.9A - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937North American T-6 Texan / AT-6 Harvard - СШАUSA - 1935

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-04 / M.Hardy - Redhill recollections (1)

Anson I G-AHKH was just one of six operated by the Redhill-based British Air Transport. The aircraft was sold in Singapore as VR-SDL in April 1952.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-12 / Personal album. Civil

The forerunner of the Avro 19 was the Avro 652A Anson. G-AIWV was formerly NK668 with the RAF and was civilianised in August 1947. It is seen here at Portsmouth in 1950 before being converted back to military use for sale abroad, where it was last known to be dive-bombing on the Gaza Strip in 1951. The Anson was sold in Singapore as VR-SDM in August 1952. News of its use on the Strip was not known until long after the sale.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-09 / B.Boddy - Days at the races

Avro 652A Anson Mk I G-AIXV, formerly MG241 in the RAF, was sold in Denmark in May 1954 and became OY-FAD.

Aeroplane Monthly 1995-12 / B.Robertson - What's in store? (3)

Avro Anson Mk I MG756 was sold in October 1948 and was given the civil registration G-ALEM. It was scrapped in January the following year.

Aeroplane Monthly 1995-12 / B.Robertson - What's in store? (3)

Avro Anson I EG435 was sold to the Ministry of Supply in October 1948 but was scrapped in the following January with the civil marks G-ALEN and the RAF markings crudely erased.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-07 / R.Nicholls - Surplus to Requirements (2)

Avro 652A Anson G-ALWX, ex EG674, owned by Air Enterprises Ltd, caught at Croydon in April 1950. Painted silver overall, the aircraft has had its RAF marks painted out in black. G-ALWX was never converted and it was scrapped in June 1953.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-07 / R.Nicholls - Surplus to Requirements (2)

Avro 652A Anson I G-ALYE, ex LV280, photographed at Croydon in February 1950 when it was owned by Transair Ltd. It is seen here painted in green and brown camouflage with yellow bands and undersides. In June 1950 this Anson slipped off to Israel.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-07 / R.Nicholls - Surplus to Requirements (2)

Avro 652A Anson Mk 1 G-AMBE, still bearing the RAF serial number EG228. Painted silver overall with black RAF squadron markings and temporary civil registration letters in white, 'BE is seen at Croydon aerodrome in June 1950. Owned by Transair, the Anson was never converted and was withdrawn from use in December 1961.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-07 / R.Nicholls - Surplus to Requirements (2)

Avro 652A Anson G-AMBG, ex MH124, on the apron at Croydon in June 1950. Owned by Transair Ltd, the Anson was finished silver overall and had temporary registration letters in white.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-07 / R.Nicholls - Surplus to Requirements (2)

Left, photographed at Southend in October 1949, Avro 652A Anson G-ALUS was silver overall and had its temporary registration letters painted in black. In October the following year ’US was scrapped.
Right, another Rollason-owned Avro 652A Anson parked on Croydon's tarmac. G-ALEL, ex MG247, in green and brown camouflage, yellow undersurfaces and rear fuselage, had its registration letters painted in cream when seen in November 1948. It was scrapped in January the following year.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-07 / R.Nicholls - Surplus to Requirements (2)

Another Israeli-bound Anson I was G-ALXE, ex R7985, seen at Croydon in January 1950. This Transair aircraft was in green and brown camouflage, with green undersides, with temporary civil registration in grey. 'XE left for Israel in June 1950 already.

Air Pictorial 1957-10 / Air Pictorial's photo-review

Still going strong is Derby Aviation's Avro Anson I with an EM "bird" under the fuselage for mineral surveying.

Air Enthusiast 2001-01 / R.Stitt - Midland Memories (1)

The survey crew with G-AMDA at Freetown Airport, Sierra Leone in March 1958. On the right of the group are, from right to left, Tom Pike (pilot), John Jarville (engineer) and Bert Cramp (pilot).

Aeroplane Monthly 1974-01 / Avro 652A Anson I /Preservation Profile/ (9)

In Derby Aviation Livery. Note magnetometer

Aeroplane Monthly 1974-01 / Avro 652A Anson I /Preservation Profile/ (9)

G-AMDA towing its magnetometer in 1955

Aeroplane Monthly 1990-06 / Personal album. Civil

Affectionately known to London School of Flying CPL students as the Cloth Bomber, Avro Anson I G-AMDA was also used by that company for aerial survey work. Apart from operating the camera your Editor, being the youngest member of the crew, also had the job of winding the undercarriage up and down. This Anson is currently on exhibition at Duxford, painted in its former RAF colour scheme.

Air Pictorial 1958-10

Flight 1938-04 / Flight

The Avro 652 transport in its later form - actually - one for the Egyptian Government. The well-known Anson was developed from the 652, two of which were used by Imperial Airways.
An adaptable feeder­line or charter type is the Cheetah-powered Avro 652

Air-Britain Aeromilitaria 1984-03

The REAF's Avro 652A W204 which went to Egypt as SU-AAO for trials. It was not a true Anson but a transport development of the original Avro 652.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-09 / M.Oakey - Grapevine

Restored Avro Anson VH-ASM photographed at Mascot, Sydney, Australia on June 23, 1987, exactly 40yr after its first commercial flight with East West Airlines on June 23, 1947. Originally W2068 with the RAAF, it became East West’s first aircraft after the war. It subsequently served with Sid Marshall at Bankstown, but was grounded in 1962. In 1965 its wings were axed off, and it languished in the open until 1972, when East West rescued it for static restoration.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-04 / M.Oakey - Grapevine

Australia's only flying Avro Anson, VH-BAF, at the Ballarat Air Show on February 22, 1987.

Aeroplane Monthly 1991-02 / M.Oakey - Grapevine

Australia's only airworthy Avro Anson, VH-BAF, is currently masquerading as Roscoe Turner and Clyde Pangborn's Boeing 247D NR257Y, entrant No 5 in the Mac Robertson Air Race of 1934. The paint scheme was adopted for a forthcoming film of the great England-Australia race - the same production for which two replica D.H.88 Comet Racers have been built. Owned by Terry Brain, the Anson is kept at the Airworld collection at Wangaratta, Victoria.

Aeroplane Monthly 1991-03 / M.Fife - The Great Air Race

Terry Brain's Avro Anson VH-BAF at Laverton masquerading as Col Roscoe Turner's Boeing 247D NR257Y. Copiloted by Clyde Pangborn, Turner's aircraft was the second to leave Mildenhall and was the third to arrive at Melbourne.

Aeroplane Monthly 1999-06 / J.Stroud - A million miles flown /A lifetime of flying/

Avro Anson VP-KHL, also photographed at Nairobi West on June 17, 1952.

Air Enthusiast 2001-01 / R.Stitt - Midland Memories (1)

Derby Aviation's first Dakota G-ANTD on the apron in front of the Municipal Hangar in April 1955, fresh from conversion to civilian standards at Exeter. To the rear are Messenger G-AKKO, an Auster and a former Royal Navy Anson I.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Auster J/1 - J/5 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - СШАUSA - 1935Miles Messenger M.38 / M.48 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1942

Моделист-Конструктор Морские самолеты палубного и берегового базирования Второй мировой войны

Первый "Энсон", поставленный в Австралию. Стрелковое вооружение отсутствует

Air International 1994-08 / M.Wright - The Royal Australian Air Force

Typifying the earlier equipment of the RAAF, much of which was of UK origin until the 1950s, is Anson GR.1 A4-1 seen here in 1937.

Мир Авиации 1992-01 / В.Котельников - Авро "Энсон" /Архив/

Первый "Энсон" I, полученный австралийскими ВВС.

Flight 1938-10 / Flight Advertisements

Flight 1939-02 / Flight

One of the many Avro Ansons used by the R.A.A.F. It is seen on a clear afternoon over Sydney with the grandeur of the harbour and its superb bridge spread out below.

Flight 1939-11 / Flight

The ubiquitous Avro Anson is in service not only in the R.A.F. but in the air forces of several other countries. The machines shown are Australian.

Flight 1939-11 / Flight

Avro Ansons flying over Mascot aerodrome. A portion of Sydney may be seen in the background.

Flight 1938-09 / Flight

A pair of Ansons from Richmond over the magnificent harbour at Sydney.

Flight 1940-05 / Flight

PLAIN AND COLOURED: Avro Ansons from Richmond aerodrome, Australia, in a smart echelon formation. Some of the machines are camouflaged and are presumably thus distinguished from the trainers. Before long many hundreds of Ansons will be in use in Australia.

Flight 1938-01 / Flight

A formation of Avro "Ansons" (350 h.p. Siddeley "Cheetahs") belonging to the Royal Australian Air Force, flying over Sydney, N.S.W.
Anson reconnaissance-bombers of the Royal Australian Air Force in impressive array over Sydney. Combining economy with performance (a top speed of nearly 190 m.p.h. is available on about 700 h.p. delivered by two Siddeley Cheetahs), this British general-purpose type is an attractive proposition for air arms with limited financial resources.

Flight 1938-09 / Flight

Ansons from Richmond Aerodrome over wooded country in the Blue Mountains.

Flight 1939-02 / Flight

Avro Ansons of the Royal Australian Air Force rehearsing for a display at Melbourne

Air Enthusiast 1996-05 / C.Owers - Long Ranging Thoughts. LRDU Wellesleys to Australia

L2639 after its forced-landing, taken from Heffernan’s Anson.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Vickers Wellesley - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935

Моделист-Конструктор Морские самолеты палубного и берегового базирования Второй мировой войны

Австралийский "Энсон" заходит на посадку на аэродром Маллала (близ Аделаиды), март 1939 г.

Flight 1939-02 / Flight

A take-off impression from the leading machine in an R.A.A.F. Anson squadron operating from Mascot Aerodrome, Sydney.

Air Enthusiast 1995-09 / C.Owers - Bulldog Breed

Laverton aerodrome circa 1939. Behind the Avro Ansons can be seen Supermarine Seagull V amphibians, the sole Miles Magister purchased for the RAAF, Bulldogs, a Moth and Demon.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Bristol Bulldog - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927De Havilland Gipsy Moth / Moth X - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928Hawker Demon - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932Miles Magister / M.14 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937Supermarine Walrus/Seagull V - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1933

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1938 / 02 - The progress of the world in military aviation during the year 1937-38

No 21 (City of Melbourne) Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, lined up at Laverton for inspection by His Excellency the Governor of the State of Victoria on his appointment as Honorary Air Commodore of the Squadron.

Flight 1938-03 / Flight

CITIZEN PILOTS: Cadets of Australia’s Citizen Air Force receiving armament instruction at Laverton aerodrome. They fly Ansons extensively.

Flight 1937-11 / Flight

DEMONS DOWN UNDER: Permanent personnel of the Royal Australian Air Force in training at Laverton aerodrome. Their headgear is worthy of note. The aircraft nearest the camera are Hawker Demons (R. R. Kestrel V) which, as supplied to Australia, are really general purpose machines with fully supercharged engines. A pair of Ansons may be descried farther down the tarmac, together with additional Demons.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Hawker Demon - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

Aeroplane Monthly 1986-02 / Personal album

Anson I 6048, formerly R3522, at Camp Borden in 1940. this ex-RAF Anson was taken on RCAF strength on May 15, 1940 and was finally struck off charge on September 21, 1944.

Aeroplane Monthly 1983-08 / Personal album

A Canadian-built Avro Anson II (350 h.p. Jacobs engines) sitting in the winter sunshine at 9 SFTS, Centralia.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-02 / J.Meadows - A Decisive Factor (1)

Canadian-built Avro 652A Anson IIs were allocated to the BCATP Service Flying Training Schools for pilot training. They were powered by Jacobs L-6MB radial engines.

Aeroplane Monthly 1974-11 / Personal album

The photograph of Avro Anson II 11476, seen at Estevan, was taken by Bill Bailey, who flew at Assiniboia EFTS on Cornells and at Moose Jaw SETS on Oxfords. Note the parallel undercarriage radius rods. The Mk II was powered by two 330 h.p. Jacobs engines and was fitted with Dowty hydraulic brakes and flaps.

Aviation Historian 31 / F.Villeneuve - Hawk One (1)

The type that started it all - in 1944 Fern was at an Air Cadets camp when he was given his first flight experience; a short trip in an RCAF Avro Anson. This example, Yeadon-built Anson I serial 6302, was one of many supplied to the Canadians during 1940-41 and operated with the RCAF’s No 2 Training Command during 1943-44.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-04 / J.Meadows - A Decisive Factor (3)

View of the control tower at Portage La Prairie from an Anson, shortly before take-off.

Flight 1940-07 / Flight

ASSORTED TRAINERS. A scene at the Royal Canadian Air Force Station at Trenton during the first inspection by Air Vice Marshal L. D. D. McKean, Air Chief Liaison Officer of the U.K. Air Liaison Mission. A.V-M. McKean inspected the Air Armament School, the Central Flying School, the Air Navigation School, and the School of Administration. Aircraft in the picture include Lockheed Hudsons, Fairey Battles, Avro Ansons, North American Harvards, Airspeed Oxfords, and Fleet Finches.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Airspeed Oxford / AS.10 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937Fairey Battle - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936Fleet Model 10 / 16 Finch - КанадаCanada - 1935Lockheed Hudson A-28 / A-29 - СШАUSA - 1938North American T-6 Texan / AT-6 Harvard - СШАUSA - 1935

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-04 / J.Meadows - A Decisive Factor (3)

Course No 103N2, photographed at Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, home of 7 AOS. This course ran from June 1 - October 19, 1944: if any reader recognises himself we would like to hear from him

Flight 1937-11 / Flight

Used by the R.A.F. for general reconnaissance and advanced training duties, the Avro Anson, a Swedish (Finnish ???) version of which is seen in action

Flight 1936-10 / Flight

THE OTHER SWASTIKA. Quite a number of people have wondered whether certain Ansons, seen recently on test, were intended for Germany. Actually the batch is for Finland, and one of the machines is seen here in the hands of Flt. Lt. Geoffrey Tyson, erstwhile display aerobatic expert, and now an Avro test pilot.

Flight 1938-05 / Flight Advertisements

Flight 1936-12 / Flight Advertisements

Flight 1936-10 / Flight

IRONING THE GREENSWARD: An aeroplane flying at "no altitude" with its undercarriage retracted is always an impressive sight. Here is another view of one of the Avro Ansons for Finland being flown in a spectacular manner by Flt. Lt. Geoffrey Tyson.

Flight 1936-11 / Flight

The particular Avro Anson is one of a batch for Finland. Similar machines are used in large numbers by the R.A.F.

Flight 1936-12 / Flight Advertisements

Flight 1937-01 / Flight Advertisements

Flight 1938-01 / Flight Advertisements

Flight 1937-06 / Flight Advertisements

Flight 1937-08 / Flight Advertisements

Flight 1939-02 / Flight

An Avro Anson (two Siddeley Cheetahs) of the Eire Army Air Corps.

Flight 1937-07 / Flight Advertisements

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-01 / D.McCarron - Wartime watch on the west

Three of the Irish Air Corps' nine Anson Is on coastal patrol.

Flight 1937-07 / Flight Advertisements

Flight 1937-03 / Flight

THE WEARING OF THE GREEN: An Avro Anson (two 310/355 h.p. moderately supercharged Siddeley Cheetah IXs) on test at Woodford prior to delivery to the Irish Free State Air Force, which is composed almost entirely of Avro aircraft. All its machines, including some Vickers Vespas, have Siddeley engines.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1938 / 02 - The progress of the world in military aviation during the year 1937-38

Avro "Ansons" of the Air Force of Eire.

Flight 1937-12 / Flight

NATIONS AT THE FOUNTAIN: A Yugoslav Autogiro (Genet Major), a Portuguese 626 comprehensive trainer Cheetah) and an Irish Anson reconnaissance machine (two Cheetahs) in a "feeding time" scene at Woodford, Avro's Manchester aerodrome. The Anson is fitted with flaps.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Avro Tutor/Sea Tutor/Prefect / Type 621/646/626 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1929Cierva/Avro C.30A / Rota - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-01 / D.McCarron - Wartime watch on the west

Pilot and observer board an Air Corps Anson which bears the Celtic boss marking. Fuselage markings were later highlighted by a tangential white square.

Air Enthusiast 2007-07 / D.Nicolle - Fury over Palestine /Post-war conflict/ (3)

Avro Anson 1581 was usually based at Almaza during the early part of the Palestine War and is believed to have been used for navigation and bomber training.

Air Enthusiast 2007-05 / D.Nicolle - Fury over Palestine /Post-war conflict/ (2)

Ground-crew bombing up an REAF Aero Anson I, probably during World War Two. The REAF's remaining Ansons were used for bomber training during the Palestine War, though it is possible that they carried out some tactical bombing strikes

Air-Britain Aeromilitaria 1983-01

REAF Gladiators in camouflage after the outbreak of World War Two. L8028 is the RAF serial, the Egyptian serials being in the K13-- series. These belong to No. 2 (Fighter) Squadron and in the background are two Ansons of the REAF

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Gloster Gladiator - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

Flight 1940-07 / Flight

ANGLO-EGYPTIAN: Fighter pilots and their Gladiators of the R.E.A.F. In the background are some Ansons which, presumably, are as good for sandy wastes as watery wastes.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Gloster Gladiator - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

Aviation Historian 37 / L.Andersson - Wings over Baghdad

During late 1944 and early 1945 the RIAF took delivery of a total of 30 Avro Anson Mk Is, including serial 189, seen here, for general-purpose duties. Although most of the Ansons were in poor condition, having been in storage for some time, a number were used by the RIAF’s No 7 Sqn during the Arab-Israeli War of 1948.

Air Enthusiast 2007-07 / D.Nicolle - Fury over Palestine /Post-war conflict/ (3)

An Iraqi Anson I as operated from Mafraq in Transjordan during the Palestine War.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1946 / 03 - All the world's aeroplanes

A Federal-built Anson II as supplied to the U.S. Army Air Forces under designation AT-20.

Мировая Авиация 111

ВВС США использовали 50 Anson Mk II канадской постройки. На американской службе эти самолеты получили обозначение AT-20 и служили для тренировки экипажей. В 8-й Воздушной армии Anson также использовались в качестве штабных.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1946 / 03 - All the world's aeroplanes

A Federal-built Anson V Navigational Trainer (two Pratt & Whitney Wasp-Junior engines).

Air Enthusiast 1999-03 / R.Stitt - Adaptable 'Annie'

The Canadian-built Anson V differed substantially from earlier versions. A moulded plywood fuselage, Pratt & Whitney R-985s and small, round cabin windows resulted in a more refined appearance, greater performance and improved crew comfort in both winter and summer. Spartan’s CF-HXA, a photo survey conversion, near its Uplands Airport base.

Air Enthusiast 1999-03 / R.Stitt - Adaptable 'Annie'

Fine view of CF-HXA, showing the ventral camera port. The underwing cells visible inboard of the engine nacelles are bomb bays, modified by Spartan to each contain a fuel tank.

Air Enthusiast 1999-03 / R.Stitt - Adaptable 'Annie'

A Spartan Anson demonstrates both types of magnetometer sensor installations; the trailing ‘bird’ and the underwing pod. While CF-GML cruises serenely for the benefit of the camera, Ansons on actual ‘mag’ operations followed the terrain profile at a precise 500ft (152m) altitude.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-03 / J.Meadows - A Decisive Factor (2)

MICHAEL O’LEARY'S superb plate depicts a Canadian-built Anson V. Now registered C-FHOT, it was built in 1944. The author flew Avro-built Anson Is, powered by Cheetah radials and featuring the classic but draughty greenhouse-type cabin.

Aeroplane Monthly 1984-11

STUART HOWE took this photograph during a visit to the Canadian Warplane Heritage aircraft collection this year. The Collection's Canadian-built Anson V, registered C-FHOT, was built in 1944 and is powered by two Pratt & Whitney Wasp Junior engines.

Aeroplane Monthly 1984-04 / S.Howe - A monument in the sky

CWH's Canadian-built Anson V resplendent in overall yellow scheme and registered C-FHOT.

Air Enthusiast 1999-03 / R.Stitt - Adaptable 'Annie'

Anson of 14 Squadron taxying at Norman Wells, Northwest Territories while engaged in a photographic survey of the Mackenzie River basin in September of 1944. Designated as a Mk.VP, 11900 served with the Rockcliffe-based unit from delivery to the RCAF in January 1944 until struck off strength in August 1947.

Air Enthusiast 1999-03 / R.Stitt - Adaptable 'Annie'

Two of Spartan’s Ansons, CF-GMK and ’ML were fitted with skis for winter magnetometer surveys. ’ML sits at Britannia Bay on the Ottawa River in February 1953. The undercarriage remained retractable.

Air Enthusiast 1999-03 / R.Stitt - Adaptable 'Annie'

Wearing the final Spartan paint scheme, which included high-visibility DayGlo, CF-GML at Uplands Airport on June 9, 1963.

Air Enthusiast 1999-03 / R.Stitt - Adaptable 'Annie'

Spartan also employed Consolidated PBY-5A Cansos on magnetometer surveys. CF-GBQ shares the frozen surface of Gods Lake, Manitoba, with two ‘mag’ Ansons in March 1956. The Canso’s ‘bird’ was deployed from a cradle attached to the starboard side of the rear fuselage.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Consolidated PBY Catalina - СШАUSA - 1935

Air Enthusiast 1999-03 / R.Stitt - Adaptable 'Annie'

With overnight temperatures as low as -50°C, it was essential to protect the airframe from snow and frost so that operations could begin promptly if weather permitted.

Air Enthusiast 1999-03 / R.Stitt - Adaptable 'Annie'

Maintenance personnel and an unidentified Anson strike an impressive pose at Spartan’s headquarters at Uplands in the late 1950s (maintenance manager Syd Baker, left, and engineer John Kapcala).

Air Enthusiast 1999-03 / R.Stitt - Adaptable 'Annie'

A magnetometer crew climbs aboard their Anson, shielded against the intense cold by winter boots and a thermos flask of hot coffee. Below the fuselage can be seen the ‘bird’ in its cradle and the transmit and receive aerials for the APN-1 radar altimeter.

Мировая Авиация 111

Этот необычный Anson на поплавковом шасси принадлежал 35-й эскадрилье южноафриканских ВВС, базировавшейся в Конгелла, Южная Африка. Он использовался для обучения экипажей полетам с воды, прежде чем они пересаживались на штатные летающие лодки Sunderland.

Flight 1936-01 / Flight

Some idea of the size and the nature of the construction of the wing may be gathered from this view.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-08 / Personal album. Military

Oxford and Anson mainplanes under repair in the Sage workshops. The wings of the all-wood Oxford had box spars. Although the Anson's fabric-covered fuselage had a tubular metal framework, its wings were of wood, covered with ply. Both types had an empty weight of about 5,380lb. The Oxford was powered by the 370 h.p. Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah X (some Canadian and Rhodesian Oxfords substituted Pratt & Whitney Wasp-Juniors), and the Anson I was powered by the slightly less powerful Cheetah IX of 350 h.p. but carried 400lb more load.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Airspeed Oxford / AS.10 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

Aeroplane Monthly 1980-04 / D.Middleton - Avro Anson /RAF Piston Trainers/ (8)

Anson production line with nearly completed aircraft awaiting interior equipment and fuselage covering.

Flight 1935-03 / Flight

Full dual flying controls are provided in the pilots' cockpit

Flight 1935-03 / Flight

This drift sight is in the floor of the Avro 652, between the pilots' seats.

Aeroplane Monthly 1991-02 / J.Stroud - Wings of Peace

The Avro 652’s cabin.

Flight 1935-03 / Flight

The interior of the cabin of the Avro 652, as arranged for Imperial Airways. The walls are wood-panelled.

Aeroplane Monthly 1983-08 / Personal album

The cockpit of a Canadian-built Avro Anson II (350 h.p. Jacobs engines).

Aeroplane Monthly 1990-11 / A.Lumsden - Avro Anson /Take a card/ (8)

The cockpit of a British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Anson operating in Canada.

Air Enthusiast 1972-11 / L.Coombs - Front-office evolution (3)

The Avro Anson of 1939 illustrates typical European practice for the period, with a single pilot position to the left and a gangway to the right giving access to the bomb aiming position in the nose.

Flight 1936-08 / Flight Advertisements

Alongside the pilot and in the extreme nose of the fuselage is the prone position for the bomb aimer.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-02 / J.Meadows - A Decisive Factor (1)

The author, right, hitches a ride in an Anson I flown by Flt Lt Ditto (Oh no, not him again), a Canadian in the RAF, in 1941.

Flight 1938-07 / Flight

Over an inhospitable ocean at 06.30 hours: an Anson navigator uses the hand bearing compass.

Мир Авиации 1992-01 / В.Котельников - Авро "Энсон" /Архив/

Пилот (слева) и штурман в кабине "Энсона".
Pilot (left) and navigator beneath the generous “glasshoused” area of an Anson's fuselage.

Flight 1939-01 / Flight

A pupil is seen at work with map and C.D.C. <...> Ansons;

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-03 / D.Edwards - Sawdust doesn't fly

An air navigation school Anson, with pupil plotting a course for the pilot.
At navigation schools the pupils put in many hours flying on Avro Ansons learning their way about.

Aeroplane Monthly 1984-01 / L.Coombs - Cockpits of the RAF (4)

The navigator of another Anson sits at his chart table while in the nose a pupil samples the delights of the course-setting bomb-sight.

Flight 1936-10 / Flight

Taken at 17,000 ft., are Eng. Laurila (from Finland), Flt. Lt.Tyson, and Mr. H. Lloyd of the works technical department.

Flight 1936-01 / Flight

The forward portion of the cabin.

Air Enthusiast 2007-07 / R.Clarke - Cloak and Dagger /World war two/

Flt Lt M J Whinney at the controls of Anson NK720.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-07 / F.Adkin - Memoirs of Aircraftsman (7)

The pilot of an Anson of a Hullavington FTS selects “bombs” on the run-up to his target during a low-level bombing exercise in 1940.

Flight 1940-07 / Flight

This is how a pupil is screened in an Avro Anson engaged on blind-flying instruction.

Aeroplane Monthly 1993-06 / Personal album. Military

Pilot Sqn Ldr Marvin at left, Cpl R. Hedges in the right-hand seat and navigator Fg Off Richards facing the camera, airborne in Anson I LT674 from Santa Cruz in April 1946.

Air Enthusiast 2001-01 / R.Stitt - Midland Memories (1)

Steady as she goes! Magnetometer operator's view of the 'bridge' of Anson G-AMDA during the 'UK survey'. The pilot is Dick Wallis, formerly the CFI at the Derby's Wolverhampton operation, while the navigator is William DesLaurier of Canadian Aero

Flight 1938-05 / Flight

In the air with one of the Ansons, looking forward. The navigator is at his chart table (with chart pockets and essential instruments in front of him) on the left, and a pupil is using the course­setting bomb sight in the nose.

Flight 1936-08 / Flight Advertisements

The cabin is well lit and unusually roomy. It is expressly designed for the military duties for which the Anson is intended.

Flight 1936-01 / Flight

The rear portion of the roomy cabin (without its complete equipment) and the door leading into the A.W. gun turret.

Flight 1938-05 / Flight

In an instructional Anson again, this time looking towards the tail. The radio operator is seen at work, and a pupil is using a bubble sextant.

Air Enthusiast 1999-03 / R.Stitt - Adaptable 'Annie'

Navigators Lem Hawkins and Bob Bolivar in their ‘office’, the cosy interior of a ‘mag’ survey Anson. To the lower left is the Leeds-Northrop recorder which charted the magnetic flux intensity detected by the trailing sensor while the two recorders to the right of centre were linked to the scintillometer (left) and the radio altimeter. Note the astrodome overhead.

Aeroplane Monthly 1985-08 / Grapevine

Restoration work on the fuselage of Anson Mk I VH-ASM, ex W2068, has been completed by John Gallagher of Loftus, New South Wales. Work on the mainplanes should be completed by late 1985. VH-ASM was the first aircraft operated by East West Airlines of Tamworth, NSW, Australia.

Aeroplane Monthly 1980-04 / News Spotlight

Avro Anson Mk 1 VH-ASM, ex-W2068, the first aircraft to serve with East West Airlines when it commenced operations in 1947, is to be restored by John Gallagher of Loftus, New South Wales, Australia, for static display at the Company's Tamworth headquarters.

Air Enthusiast 2001-01 / R.Stitt - Midland Memories (1)

Following its survey role, Anson G-AMDA served briefly with Derby Aviation's training operation at Elstree before joining the Sky fame Museum at Staverton as a flying exhibit. It passed to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford in 1972 and is currently under restoration to Mk.I configuration, complete with dorsal turret

Aeroplane Monthly 1991-05 / D.Edwards - Flights and frights in the thirties (3)

Avro Anson I K6301 was visiting Brough in January 1938 from RAF Leconfield and overshot. It was part of the second batch of RAF production aircraft.
Anson I K6301 served with Nos 215 and 75 Sqns before joining the Ferry Flight at RAF Cardington. It is pictured here shortly after it crashed on the approach to Brough on January 1, 1938. Many Ansons were inadvertently landed wheels-up.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-06 / C.Lamb - Return to Papplewick

“The aircraft slid along the grass and came to a quick halt” A similar accident to the one described occurred at Brough in January 1938.

Aeroplane Monthly 1988-07 / B.Piper - Home - on a wing and a prayer

In 1940 two Ansons collided near Wagga, New South Wales at 3,000ft. The pilot of the lower aircraft and the crewmen of each baled out. LAC Leonard Fuller, the pilot of the top aircraft, flew the combination as one aircraft and set it gently down in a paddock. Fuller was killed in 1944 when a bus collided with his bicycle.

Flight 1940-11 / Flight

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL: These two accidentally-composite Ansons were brought safely back to earth by Leading Aircraftman Fuller near Junee, Australia, after a collision at 3,000 feet. Instructing the others to bale out, he flew the combination, "with the gliding angle of two bricks," on the controls of the upper and the rapidly failing engines of the lower.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-03 / J.Meadows - A Decisive Factor (2)

A somewhat similar incident to that related in this article, though in this case it happened at Gimli, Manitoba, home of No 18 SFTS, on December 7, 1943. The upper Anson is JS193, the lower JS167.

Aeroplane Monthly 1980-02 / Plane Crazy

The exciting picture of two Ansons mating was taken at Gimli, Manitoba, Canada, on December 7, 1943, when Anson II JS193 landed on top of its stablemate. JS167.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-03 / J.Meadows - A Decisive Factor (2)

Anson I R3526, numbered 6040 and attached to No I Central Navigation School at Rivers, Manitoba, photographed after flying through a hailstorm in Max 1941.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-09 / Personal album

Avro 652A Anson I N5113 was in the control of Flt Sgt Haley on the night of February 14, 1942, when it had this accident, which tore off its undercarriage. At the time it was with No 4 AOS at West Freugh, previously having served with 61 and 207 Squadrons and 16 OTU.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-09 / Personal album

It seems probable that Anson N5265, from the same batch as N5113, was involved in a collision with that machine, for this mishap happened on the same night, when its pilot was W. O. Fripp.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-03 / J.Meadows - A Decisive Factor (2)

Anson I 6724, probably of No I Central Navigation School, after a minor mishap. The damage appears to be slight and no doubt it was out and about again before too long.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-03 / J.Meadows - A Decisive Factor (2)

Anson I 6207, serial number W1703, of No 1 Central Navigation School after running into a building at Rivers, Manitoba on May 20, 1941.

Aeroplane Monthly 1999-06 / P.Jarrett - It's an ill wind... /Storm damage/

Anson NK300, caught in the air by a hailstorm, made it back to base heavily peppered.

Aeroplane Monthly 1999-06 / P.Jarrett - It's an ill wind... /Storm damage/

The badly holed fabric-covered wing of the Anson shows signs of an earlier repair outboard of the engine.

Aeroplane Monthly 1999-06 / P.Jarrett - It's an ill wind... /Storm damage/

The state of NK300’s fuselage and tail makes it a likely candidate for complete recovering.

Air Enthusiast 1999-03 / R.Stitt - Adaptable 'Annie'

The scene at Fort Nelson, British Columbia in mid-1952 as CF-GRN displays the results of an explosive short-circuit caused by an incorrectly connected cable from an auxiliary power unit. The damage was repaired by Northwest Industries of Edmonton, Alberta.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-09 / B.Boddy - Days at the races

Transair’s Avro Anson Mk I G-AIXZ looking rather sorry for itself. This photograph was probably taken in February 1951 when the aircraft was damaged beyond repair at Jersey.

Air Enthusiast 1999-03 / R.Stitt - Adaptable 'Annie'

Anson CF-GRN was fated to have a troubled career with Spartan. This incident at North Bay Airport in March of 1950 was the inevitable result of a locked port brake and the pilot’s successful efforts to prevent his first Anson flight ending in a snow bank

Air Enthusiast 1999-03 / R.Stitt - Adaptable 'Annie'

Intriguing shot of semi-derelict Anson V, N465C, taken at Carp Airport, Ontario, in the early 1960s. Formerly 12213 with the RCAF, it became CF-GDY of World Wide Airways Inc, of Montreal, Quebec in April 1949 and apparently joined Canadian Aero Service Ltd, the survey company owned by Spartan and Aero Service Corporation, in the early 1950s. Its role in the joint venture is not known.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-07 / R.Nicholls - Surplus to Requirements (2)

On March 8, 1949 Avro 652A Anson G-ALFJ, owned by Rollason, crashed into a hangar shortly after take-off. Formerly NL116 of the RAF, 'FJ was painted in green and grey camouflage on the upper surfaces with pale blue undersides; its temporary civil registration letters were in black.

Aeroplane Monthly 1988-01 / Skywriters

John Havers' pictures of Anson Mk X G-ALFJ atop Croydon airport's D Hangar on March 8, 1949.

Aeroplane Monthly 1993-07 / A.Balch - Under one roof

One of the Edmonton Aviation Heritage Centre’s two unrestored ex-RCAF Avro Anson IIs.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-10 / A.White - The last casualties of the Hardest Day

The only known surviving photograph of the wreckage of Hancock's Anson: the remains of the turret, lying some distance from the rest of the aircraft.

Air Enthusiast 1999-03 / R.Stitt - Adaptable 'Annie'

The sad demise of CF-ICQ after the pilot ran out of fuel and force-landed in a swamp at Lac Parent, Quebec, in the spring of 1957. Note the separated tailplane with elevator already removed for salvage

Air Enthusiast 1999-03 / R.Stitt - Adaptable 'Annie'

The final straw... CF-GRN at Medicine Hat, Alberta, shortly after repairs following the fire at Fort Nelson. The new Anson pilot ground-looped the long-suffering ‘Annie’ while practising touch-and-go landings, breaking the main spar.

Air Enthusiast 1999-03 / R.Stitt - Adaptable 'Annie'

Close view of the wing-mounted sensor pod on the ill-fated CF-GRN. This installation was made by Northwest Industries and differed from that sported by other Ansons in the fleet.

Aeroplane Monthly 1981-07 / Plane Crazy

Half an RAF Anson C.1, at Elmdon, Birmingham in 1969.

Aeroplane Monthly 1995-12 / Personal album. Military

Lockheed Hudson VI EW942 of 267 Sqn, Transport Command, and Anson NK894 being broken up at Khartoum’s aircraft graveyard. This was how RAF bods were employed for the last few weeks while waiting for the boat and demob.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Lockheed Hudson A-28 / A-29 - СШАUSA - 1938

Aeroplane Monthly 1995-12 / Personal album. Military

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Lockheed Hudson A-28 / A-29 - СШАUSA - 1938

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-02 / J.Meadows - Harry's Hurri

The graveyard, containing Anson IIs, Cranes, Harvards and a Bolingbroke.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Bristol Blenheim IV/Bolingbroke - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937Cessna T-50/UC-78/JRC-1 Bobcat - СШАUSA - 1939North American T-6 Texan / AT-6 Harvard - СШАUSA - 1935

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-10 / A.White - The last casualties of the Hardest Day

This painting by Barry Walding depicts Avro Anson I L9164, piloted by Sgt Bruce Hancock, ramming Heinkel He 111 1408 over Windrush on the night of August 18, 1940.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Heinkel He-111P/H - ГерманияGermany - 1938

Aviation Historian 20 / N.Stroud - Fire in the belly

Flight 1934-06 / Flight

THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE: An artist's conception of the Avro 652 (two "Cheetah") briefly described in "Flight" last week. Two machines of this type have been ordered by Imperial Airways. The Caudron monoplane described above is in the same class, and a comparison between the two machines is interesting. The French example has considerably lower power than the Avro, is claimed to be faster and to land more slowly. Both types carry six passengers.

Flight 1936-11 / Flight Advertisements

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Aeroplane Monthly 1991-02 / J.Stroud - Wings of Peace

KEITH WOODCOCK'S painting shows one of the Imperial Airways Avro 652s.

Aeroplane Monthly 1974-08 / M.Murtagh - Why can't we have radio?

Aeroplane Monthly 1974-08 / M.Murtagh - Why can't we have radio?

Flight 1936-01 / Flight

In this Flight drawing by Max A. Millar, the majority of the military equipment carried by the Avro Anson (two 310 h.p. Siddeley Cheetah) over water reconnaissance is visible. The figure shown dotted represents the navigator in his alternative position, where he acts as bomb-aimer. Note, in the nearest engine nacelle, the dinghy which is instantly inflated automatically should the machine make a forced landing on water. The complete bomb load is not shown: actually this consists of two 100-lb, bombs and four or eight twenty-pounders. The breech of the fixed Vickers gun is just visible to the left of the pilot.

Aeroplane Monthly 1980-04 / D.Middleton - Avro Anson /RAF Piston Trainers/ (8)

Flight 1935-03 / Flight

The cabin door of the Avro 652 is shaped to the wing-root fairing.

Flight 1935-03 / Flight

A spring lid covers the cabin door handle, leaving a clean exterior.

Flight 1935-03 / Flight

Two screw clips hold each side of the engine cowling and allow it to be readily detached.

Flight 1935-03 / Flight

This sketch and diagram explain the working of the retractable undercarriage, which is underneath the engine mounting.

Aviation Historian 20 / N.Stroud - Fire in the belly

INSTALLING THE WHITTLE W.1 JET ENGINE. Proposed installation in an Avro Anson

Aeroplane Monthly 1974-01 / Avro 652A Anson I /Preservation Profile/ (9)

Flight 1936-01 / Flight

Avro Anson

Моделист-Конструктор Морские самолеты палубного и берегового базирования Второй мировой войны

Avro Anson I

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1946 / 03 - All the world's aeroplanes

The Federal-built Anson V Trainer.

Aeroplane Monthly 1980-04 / D.Middleton - Avro Anson /RAF Piston Trainers/ (8)

Avro 652A, Anson T.1, N5331 of 6 A ON S Staverton, Gloucestershire, 1940