
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | 7135 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Avro 652 Anson |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Avro 652 Anson |
Aircraft Version: | Avro 652A Anson II |
C/n (msn): | [ 7135 ] |
Operator Titles: | Canada - Air Force |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | GreenwoodMap |
Region / Country: | Nova Scotia, Canada |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYZX IATA: YZX Local: - Other: - |
Collection: | Greenwood Military Aviation Museum |
Photo Date: | 24 June 2023 |
Photo by: | Kenneth I. Swartz |
Photo ID: | 584004 |
Photo Comment |
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A total of 1832 Avro Anson Mk II were built in Canada by five companies including 340 built by Canadian Car & Foundry in Amherst, NS (including No. 7135). Delivered to the RCAF in August 1942, it was assigned to No. 4 Training Command in November 1942, and allocated to No. 15 Service Flying Training School at Claresholm, Alberta in April 1943. Postwar, it was stored at RCAF Vulcan, AB and sold to a farmer and recovered by aviation enthusiasts many decades later. The restoration team spent 5.5 years and a total of 16,528 volunteer man-hours restoring this aircraft which was completed in 2009. This photo is copyright © Kenneth I. Swartz, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 6 July 2023, and has since been viewed 131 times. |