Avro Anson

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The Avro Anson was a British twin‑engine, multi‑role aircraft widely used before and during World War II for maritime patrol, training, and transport duties.

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Avro Anson canonical 10
Avro Anson (early variants) 1
Avro Anson (historical) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf maritime patrol aircraft
military aircraft
trainer aircraft
transport aircraft
twin‑engine aircraft
airframeMaterial wood and metal composite construction
armament machine guns
small bomb load
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 3
4
designation Avro 652A
engineType radial piston engine
enteredServiceWith No. 48 Squadron RAF
firstFlight 1935-03-24
introduced 1936
landingGear retractable conventional landing gear
manufacturer Avro
maxSpeed approximately 190 mph
namedAfter Admiral George Anson
notableUse British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
numberBuilt over 11000
originatedAs civil Avro 652 design
powerplant 2 × Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah radial engines
primaryUser Royal Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal New Zealand Air Force
productionPeriod 1935–1952
range approximately 660 miles
retiredFromRAF 1968
role air ambulance
bombing training
gunnery training
light transport
maritime reconnaissance
navigation training
serviceBranch Coastal Command of the Royal Air Force
linked to: RAF Coastal Command
successor Airspeed Oxford
Avro Athena
usedBy Egyptian Air Force
Irish Air Corps
Royal Afghan Air Force
linked to: Afghan Air Force

Royal Indian Air Force
linked to: Indian Air Force

Royal Netherlands Air Force
South African Air Force
usedInConflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
wingConfiguration low‑wing monoplane

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Avro notableWork Avro Anson
A.V. Roe and Company notableWork Avro Anson
No. 23 Squadron RAAF equipment Avro Anson (historical)
linked to: Avro Anson
RAF Speke stationedAircraftType Avro Anson
Roy Chadwick notableWork Avro Anson
Roy Chadwick designed Avro Anson
Rolls-Royce Kestrel usedIn Avro Anson (early variants)
subject linked to: Rolls-Royce Kestrel V12 engine
linked to: Avro Anson
Bristol Mercury poweredAircraft Avro Anson (some variants)
subject linked to: Bristol Mercury radial engine
linked to: Avro Anson