Avro Anson I

Coastal reconnaissance By: multi-role trainer Origin: A.V. Roe and Co Ltd

About This Aircraft

1935

Specifications

The Avro Anson was a British twin-engine, multi-role aircraft. Initially used for maritime reconnaissance by the RAF, it became obsolete in front-line roles during WWII but found extensive use as a trainer for pilots, navigators, wireless operators, bomb aimers, and air gunners. It was the first RAF monoplane with retractable undercarriage.

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