The run-down after World War 2 released many Canadian made Anson Mk.Vs onto the civil market. Having plywood skin many quickly succumbed to the weather. This Austin Airways survey ship was one of the last in commercial service, making it to 1975. Delivered to the RCAF as 12082, it is one of 857 built by MacDonald Brothers in Winnipeg.
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