Restored Anson?
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Restored Anson?
I have just seen, at 12.40 BST today, 16/10/'12, over Godalming, Surrey, what looked like an Avro Anson. I could be wrong, as the last one I saw was probably about 1945; but judging by the sound and speed it was something of that vintage. Is there a preserved or restored Anson around anywhere?
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Was it blue all over by any chance. If so then I am sure it was Anson you saw because Isaw the same at Farnborough about 1215 . I recognised it froma TV show - Classic British aircraft I think.
Obviously not a million miles from Godalming
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Was it blue all over by any chance. If so then I am sure it was Anson you saw because Isaw the same at Farnborough about 1215 . I recognised it froma TV show - Classic British aircraft I think.
Obviously not a million miles from Godalming
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G-AHKX (Shuttleworth) and G-VROE (Classic Flight) are both airworthy in the UK. Some photos here: Oldprops Avro XIX/Anson
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Ansons were in service at Bovingdon up to about'67 or '68.
According to Farnborough-aviation-group.co.uk - Login it's GAHKX operating out of Farnborough
According to Farnborough-aviation-group.co.uk - Login it's GAHKX operating out of Farnborough
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Thanks for your replies, everyone, and for the photographs. Nice to know my recognition skills are not entirely dead. At my age it's just the modern stuff I can't identify.
I can remember I had 2 Anson flights; Bovingdon - Benson and return (PH859) and Bovingdon - Tangmere and return (VL337). If I could find my 3822, I could tell you dates, but I'm pretty sure they were still in service until 1968, as you caught a glimpse of one right at the end of the film 'Mosquito Squadron' which was filming there in '68.
The last ones departed later that year on an airlift to Biafra.
The last ones departed later that year on an airlift to Biafra.
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I was on Mosquito Squadron and we went back and bought 4 Ansons [now is the admission of guilt....] and chopped them up for the Alvis Leonides engines which we used as wind machines...... 
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Boy Entrants were taken for rides in Anson's for 'Air Experience Flights'.
My 1st two such flights were in Anson's at Lynham, 1952.
Of course every 'Station Flight' had an Anson or two.
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My 1st two such flights were in Anson's at Lynham, 1952.
Of course every 'Station Flight' had an Anson or two.
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I may be wrong, but I believe that only the early Mk 1 Ansons had the cowl with bumps (which were all the rage in the 1930s), including the Canadian-built ones.
On the other hand, the IWM at Duxford has a Mk 1 with the later smooth cowl, I don't know if that's original:
On the other hand, the IWM at Duxford has a Mk 1 with the later smooth cowl, I don't know if that's original:
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What engine did the later marks have, because they had circular x-section cowls/Townend Rings, not the beautful scallopped shape on the Mk 1
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That looks like the best Anson restoration, by the same company that did the recent magnificent restored/copiedMosquito.
The Anson MK1 MH120 restoration in the marking's of K6183 in the pic was done by owners Bill and Robyn Reid near Nelson (South Island). The Mosquito by AvSpecs at Ardmore (North Island).
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Thanks Kluge'
I hang my head in abject shame, not only did I say Alvis Leonides instead of A/S Cheetahs
but I did Bill and Robyn Reid a huge disservice too! Humblest of apologies to the Reids!
These Senior Moments are getting too frequent!
I hang my head in abject shame, not only did I say Alvis Leonides instead of A/S Cheetahs
but I did Bill and Robyn Reid a huge disservice too! Humblest of apologies to the Reids!
These Senior Moments are getting too frequent!
The Anson MK1 MH120 restoration in the marking's of K6183 in the pic was done by owners Bill and Robyn Reid near Nelson (South Island).
Annie also features prominently on the recent "Ardmore Mosquito Airshow" videos and photos.
Edited to add: Can someone tell me what "finned" aluminium object is at 1:48 in the video
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Avro Anson Mk.11 had Jacobs engines, there were 1,832 of them built, 50 being supplied to the USAAC.
AnsonV were powered by Pratt and Whitney R-985-AN-12B engines. Numbers built, 1,050. I think the finned object is an oil cooler?
AnsonV were powered by Pratt and Whitney R-985-AN-12B engines. Numbers built, 1,050. I think the finned object is an oil cooler?
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