ian16th (#9488),
...Do y'all realise that the venerable Anson was in production until 1952?...
Surprised they stopped then ! Many moons ago on this Thread related a tale told to me by a John Henderson, wartime pilot, peacetime ATC, after retirement for some time SATCO at Teeside Airport. Met him several times in my ATC days, on my last tour at Leeming took odd parties of our new young Controllers over there to see the civil operation (and learn the story of the Middleton Ghost + a sight of the (consequent) new brickwork in the wall of the St.George's Hotel - the old Officers' Mess).
I digress: Seems John was slung out in 1946 like the rest of us, got a job as a salesman for Avros, got a contact on purchasing side of Air Ministry, dined and wined this chap so well that he came out with a contract for enough Anson spares to last to the end of the century ! (then got back in the RAF).
Believe it or not as you please. Couldn't happen now of course (?)
Danny.