Avro 652A

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The Avro 652A is a British twin-engined, low-wing monoplane developed in the 1930s that became widely known in its military form as the Avro Anson, used extensively for training and coastal reconnaissance.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Avro 652 1
Avro 652A canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft ⓘ
low-wing aircraft ⓘ
twin-engined monoplane ⓘ
aircraftCategory light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration twin-engine ⓘ
aircraftRole coastal reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
trainer ⓘ
airframeMaterial mainly wood and metal construction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Avro Anson ⓘ
cockpitType enclosed cockpit ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 3 ⓘ
4 ⓘ
derivedFrom Avro 652 ⓘ
linked to: Avro 652A
designedAs civil transport derivative ⓘ
developedInDecade 1930s ⓘ
enteredServiceInDecade 1930s ⓘ
firstFlight 1935 ⓘ
fuselageType conventional monoplane fuselage ⓘ
hasMilitaryVariant Avro Anson I ⓘ
linked to: Avro Anson
hasWingType cantilever monoplane wing ⓘ
landingGearType fixed landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Avro ⓘ
militaryDesignation Avro Anson ⓘ
notableFor widespread use as a trainer in the British Commonwealth ⓘ
numberOfEngines 2 ⓘ
operator Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
South African Air Force ⓘ
propulsionType piston-engined ⓘ
usedBy British Commonwealth air forces ⓘ
usedDuringConflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
usedExtensivelyBy Royal Air Force ⓘ
usedFor aircrew training ⓘ
anti-submarine warfare training ⓘ
bombing training ⓘ
coastal patrol ⓘ
gunnery training ⓘ
maritime patrol training ⓘ
multi-engine pilot training ⓘ
navigation training ⓘ
observer training ⓘ
wireless operator training ⓘ
wingConfiguration low-wing ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Avro Anson → designation → Avro 652A ⓘ
Avro 652A → derivedFrom → Avro 652 ⓘ
linked to: Avro 652A