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 |name= Anson
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 |caption= Avro Anson ''ZK-RRA'' in flight, Classic Fighters Airshow (2015)
}}{{Infobox Aircraft Type
 |type= Multirole aircraft, primarily a [[trainer aircraft|trainer]]
 |national origin= United Kingdom
 |manufacturer= [[Avro]]
 |first flight= 24 March 1935
 |introduced= 1936
 |retired= 28 June 1968 (RAF)
 |status= One Flying, otherwise retired.
 |primary user= [[Royal Air Force]]
 |more users= [[Fleet Air Arm]] <br> [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] <br> [[Royal Australian Air Force]]
 |produced= 1930s–1952
 |number built= 11,020
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 |developed from= [[Avro 652]]
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The '''Avro Anson''' is<!-- AIRWORTHY AIRCRAFT STILL EXIST --> a British twin-engined, multi-role [[aircraft]] built by aircraft manufacturer [[Avro]]. Large numbers of the type served in a variety of roles for the [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF), [[Fleet Air Arm]] (FAA), [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] (RCAF) and numerous other air forces before, during, and after the [[World War II|Second World War]].

Initially known as the ''Avro 652A'', the Anson was developed during the mid-1930s from the earlier [[Avro 652]] airliner in response to a [[request for tender]]s issued by the British [[Air Ministry]] for a [[maritime patrol aircraft|maritime reconnaissance aircraft]]. Having suitably impressed the Ministry, a single prototype was ordered, which conducted its [[maiden flight]] on 24 March 1935. Following an evaluation in which the Type 652A bettered the competing [[de Havilland DH.89]], it was selected as the winner, leading to [[List of Air Ministry Specifications#1930–1939|Air Ministry Specification 18/35]] being written around the type and an initial order for 174 aircraft being ordered in July 1935. The Type 652A was promptly named after British [[Admiral]] [[George Anson, 1st Baron Anson|George Anson]].

The type was placed into service with the [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF) and was initially used in the envisioned maritime reconnaissance operation alongside the larger [[flying boat]]s. However, by the outbreak of the [[World War II|Second World War]], the Anson was soon found to have become obsolete in front line combat roles. However, large numbers of the type were put to use as a multi-engined aircrew [[trainer (aircraft)|trainer]], having been found to be suitable for the role, and became the mainstay of the [[British Commonwealth Air Training Plan]]. The type continued to be used in this role throughout and after the conflict, remaining in RAF service as a trainer and communications aircraft until 28 June 1968.

During the post-war climate, the Anson was increasingly produced for the civil market, being used as a light transport and executive aircraft. By the end of production in 1952, a total of 8,138 Ansons had been constructed by Avro in nine variants; in addition, a further 2,882 aircraft were manufactured by [[Victory Aircraft|Federal Aircraft Ltd]] in [[Canada]] from 1941. By the 21st century, the vast majority of Ansons had been retired from flying. However, a single Anson Mk.I, which had been originally manufactured during 1943, had been restored to airworthiness, having been refitted with later metal wings. On 18 July 2012, this restored aircraft performed its first flight.

==Development==
In 1933, the British [[Air Ministry]] proposed that the [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF) acquire a relatively cheap landplane for coastal maritime reconnaissance duties; the proposed aircraft would perform as a supplement to the more capable, but expensive, [[flying boat]]s which the RAF had adopted for conducting maritime reconnaissance missions. The Air Ministry [[Request for tender|requested tenders]] from major aircraft manufacturers to produce a suitable aircraft in order to meet this requirement. [[Avro]] decided to respond to the request with the ''Avro 652A'', which was a modified version of the earlier [[Avro 652]], a twin-engined, six-seat [[monoplane]] airliner. After evaluating the various submissions received, the Air Ministry decided to place a pair of orders, with Avro and [[de Havilland]] respectively, to manufacture single examples of the Type 652A and the [[de Havilland DH.89]] for evaluation purposes in order to meet this requirement late in 1934; an evaluation and the subsequent selection of a design for production to take place by May 1935.<ref name="AE42 p38-9">Sturtivant ''Air Enthusiast'' Forty-two, pp. 38–39.</ref><ref name="jackav p321-2">Jackson 1990, pp. 321–322.</ref>

On 24 March 1935, the Avro 652A conducted its [[maiden flight]] at [[Woodford Aerodrome]], [[Greater Manchester]]. Between 11 and 17 May 1935, the prototype participated in a formal evaluation against the competing DH.89M by the RAF's Coastal Defence Development Unit at [[HMS Sultan (establishment)|RAF Gosport]], [[Hampshire]]. During these trials, the Avro aircraft proved to be superior and was accordingly selected as the winner of the competition on 25 May 1935.<ref name="jackav p322-3">Jackson 1990, pp. 322–323.</ref> In response to its selection, [[List of Air Ministry Specifications#1930–1939|Air Ministry Specification 18/35]] was written around the Type 652A; in July 1935, an initial order for 174 aircraft, which had been given the name "Anson", was received.<ref name="am480 p187">Middleton ''Aeroplane Monthly'' April 1980, p. 187.</ref>

On 31 December 1935, the first production Anson performed its maiden flight; changes from the prototype included an enlarged horizonal [[tailplane]] and reduced [[Elevator (aeronautics)|Elevator]] span in order to improve stability. Additionally, while the prototype had not been fitted with [[Flap (aeronautics)|flap]]s, production aircraft could accommodate their installation from the onset to increase the viable glide angle and reduce landing speed.<ref name="flight36 pd"/> On 6 March 1936, deliveries to the RAF commenced.<ref name="am480 p187-8">Middleton ''Aeroplane Monthly'' April 1980, pp. 187–188.</ref> By the end of production in 1952, a total of 11,020 Ansons had been completed, which made it the second most numerous (after the [[Vickers Wellington]]) British multi-engined aircraft of the [[Second World War]].<ref name="Gunston"/>

==Design==
[[File:Avro Anson - Royal Air Force Transport Command, 1943-1945. CH16482.jpg|thumb|The interior of an Anson C Mark XI, looking forward from the passenger compartment towards the cockpit]]
The Avro Anson was a twin-engine, low-wing [[Cantilever#Aircraft|cantilever]] [[monoplane]]. Developed as a general reconnaissance aircraft, it possessed many features that lent itself to the role, including considerable load-carrying ability, and long range.<ref name="flight36 pc"/> The structure of the Anson was relatively straightforward and uncomplicated, relying on proven methods and robust construction to produce an airframe that minimised maintenance requirements.<ref name="flight36 pc"/> Much of the internal structure had retained similar to the earlier [[Avro 652]] airliner from which it had been developed. The Anson Mk I was furnished with a low-mounted one-piece wooden wing, composed of a combination of [[plywood]] and [[spruce]] throughout the [[wingbox]] and [[Rib (aeronautics)|rib]]s. The [[fuselage]] was composed of a [[welding|welded]] steel tubing framework which was principally clad in [[fabric]]; the exterior of the nose was clad in [[Elektron (alloy)|magnesium alloy]].<ref name="flight36 pc"/>

The Anson was powered by a pair of [[Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah]] IX seven-cylinder air-cooled [[radial engine]]s, which were each rated at {{convert|350|hp|kW}}.<ref name="mondy p26">Mondey 1994, p. 26.</ref><ref name="flight36 pd"/> Each engine was provided with its own duplicated fuel pumps and separate fuel and oil tanks; the tanks were composed of welded aluminium and mounted in cradles housed within the wing. The engine cowling were intentionally designed to have a reduced diameter in order to reduce their negative impact upon external visibility, which was considered to be valuable to the type's reconnaissance function.<ref name="flight36 pc"/> These engines each drove a set of two-bladed [[Fairey Aviation Company|Fairey]]-built metal [[propeller]]s.<ref name="flight36 pd">''Flight'' 30 January 1936, p. d.</ref>

The Anson was equipped with a retractable [[landing gear|undercarriage]] arrangement, which was uncommon upon its introduction; it holds the distinction of being the first aircraft to feature such an innovation to enter service with the RAF.<ref name="flight36 pc">''Flight'' 30 January 1936, p. c.</ref><ref name="jackav p323">Jackson 1990, p. 323.</ref> While the main undercarriage was retracted into recesses set into the bottom of the engine nacelles, the tail wheel was fixed in position. Commonly, the undercarriage was fitted with [[Dunlop Standard Aerospace Group|Dunlop]]-built wheels, [[Tire|tyres]] and [[pneumatic]] brakes and Turner legs.<ref name="flight36 pd"/> The retractable undercarriage was mechanically operated; this mechanism also had a manually operated backup, in which a total of 144 turns of a crank handle, situated besides the pilot's seat, was necessitated.<ref name="AE42 p40">Sturtivant ''Air Enthusiast'' Forty-two, p. 40.</ref><ref name="flight36 pcd">''Flight'' 30 January 1936, pp. c–d.</ref> To forgo this laborious process, early aircraft would often perform short flights with the landing gear remaining extended throughout, which would reduce the aircraft's cruising speed by 30&nbsp;mph (50&nbsp;km/h).<ref name="Gunston">Gunston, Bill. ''Classic World War II Aircraft Cutaways''. London: Osprey, 1995. {{ISBN|1-85532-526-8}}.</ref>

[[File:avro.anson.arp.jpg|thumb|left|''G-VROE'', a preserved Anson C.21 operated by the [[Classic Air Force]], 2005]]
Initially, the Anson was flown with a three-man crew, which comprised a pilot, a navigator/[[bomb-aimer]] and a radio operator/gunner, when it was used in the maritime reconnaissance role;<ref name="flight36 p117">''Flight'' 30 January 1936, p. 117.</ref> from 1938 onwards, it was typically operated by a four-man crew.<ref name="jackav p326">Jackson 1990, p. 326.</ref> The bomb-aimer would perform his function from a [[Prone position|prone]] position in the forward section of the nose, which was provisioned with a [[bombsight]], driftsight, and other appropriate instrumentation, including a [[Landing lights|landing light]]. The pilot was located in a cockpit behind the bomb-aimer's position and was provided with a variety of contemporary instrumentation, including those to enable flight under [[instrument flight rules]] (IFR) and indirect instrument lighting for night flying purposes.<ref name="flight36 p117 119">''Flight'' 30 January 1936, pp. 117–119.</ref>

Immediately behind the pilot's position is a small folding seat fixed to the starboard side of the fuselage for an additional crew member or passenger, along with racks that would contain a pair of parachute packs that would be clipped onto the harnesses worn by both the pilot and the navigator. Behind these is the navigator's station, a chair and table provisioned with navigational aids such as [[compass]]es, Bigsworth chart boards, sea markers, [[calculator]]s for course, wind and speed, a signalling lamp and float [[flare]]s.<ref name="flight36 p117"/> Aft of the rear spar is the wireless operator's station, this being a table furnished with contemporary [[wireless]] apparatus of the era, including a winch for the trailing aerial, which was attached to the upper fuselage immediately behind the aircraft's cockpit.<ref name="flight36 p117"/>

The defensive armaments of the Anson consisted of a single [[.303 British|.303 in]] (7.7&nbsp;mm) [[Vickers machine gun]] which was fixed within the forward fuselage and aimed by the pilot, while an [[Armstrong Whitworth]]-built manually operated [[Gun turret#Aircraft|gun turret]] located on the Anson's dorsal section was fitted with a single [[Lewis gun]].<ref name="flight36 p117"/> Additionally, up to {{convert|360|lb|kg}} of bombs, which could consist of a maximum of two {{convert|100|lb|kg}} and eight {{convert|20|lb|kg|0}} bombs, could be carried in the aircraft's wings.<ref name="AE42 p39">Sturtivant ''Air Enthusiast'' Forty-two, p. 39.</ref> Those Ansons that were used in the training role were outfitted with dual controls and usually had the gun turret removed, although specific aircraft used for gunnery training were fitted with a [[Bristol Aeroplane Company|Bristol]] hydraulically operated gun turret, similar to that used in the [[Bristol Blenheim]].<ref name="AE42 p43-4">Sturtivant ''Air Enthusiast'' Forty-two, pp. 43–44.</ref><ref name="am480 p191">Middleton ''Aeroplane Monthly'' April 1980, p. 191.</ref> The tail fairing of the starboard nacelle contains an inflatable [[dinghy]] which is provided with automatic actuators and marine distress beacons.<ref name="flight36 p117"/>

==Operational history==
On 6 March 1936, the Anson entered RAF service, [[No. 48 Squadron RAF|No. 48 Squadron]] was the first RAF unit to be equipped with the type. Upon the type's introduction, it represented a new level of capability for the service, serving not only in a general reconnaissance capacity but also being an effective general-purpose aircraft <ref name="flight36 pc"/> By the outbreak of the [[Second World War]], the RAF had received a total of 824 Ansons while there were 26 RAF squadrons that were then operating the Anson I: 10 of these were assigned to Coastal Command and the other 16 were with [[RAF Bomber Command|Bomber Command]].<ref name="50th p262-3">March 1985, pp. 262–263.</ref>

By 1939, all of the squadrons assigned to Bomber Command that had been equipped with the Anson I served as operational training squadrons which were used to prepare crews for frontline service. 12 of the squadrons were in [[No. 6 Flying Training School RAF|No. 6 (Operational Training) Group]]. Newly formed crews, having previously completed individual flying and technical training courses, were first trained as bomber crews in Ansons before they would advance to the various frontline aircraft types, which were also in the same squadrons with the Ansons. After training in the frontline aircraft type, crews would advance to the frontline bomber squadrons with those aircraft types ([[Fairey Battle]], [[Bristol Blenheim]], [[Vickers Wellington]], [[Armstrong Whitworth Whitley]], and [[Handley-Page Hampden]]). At the start of the war, the [[Lockheed Hudson]] was beginning to replace the Ansons in Coastal Command, one squadron having been fully equipped with Hudsons and another with both Ansons and Hudsons.

[[File:Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. CH1079.jpg|thumb|left|An Anson of [[No. 320 (Netherlands) Squadron RAF|No. 320 (Netherlands) Squadron]], Coastal Command, about to take off on a patrol mission, circa 1940–1941]]
Limited numbers of Ansons continued to serve in operational roles such as coastal patrols and air/sea rescue. Early in the war, an Anson scored a probable hit on a German [[U-boat]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2017}}. In June 1940, a flight of three Ansons was attacked by nine [[Luftwaffe]] [[Messerschmitt Bf 109]]s. Remarkably, before the [[dogfight]] ended, without losing any of their own, one of the Ansons had destroyed two German aircraft and damaged a third.<ref>Franks 1983, pp. 125, 181.</ref>

The aircraft's true role, however, was to train pilots for flying multi-engined [[bomber]]s, such as the [[Avro Lancaster]]. The Anson was also used to train the other members of a bomber's aircrew, such as navigators, wireless operators, [[Bombardier (air force)|bomb aimers]] and air gunners. Postwar, the Anson continued in the training and light transport roles. The last Ansons were finally withdrawn from RAF service with communications units on 28 June 1968.<ref name="Gunston"/>

During the 1939–45 war years, the British [[Air Transport Auxiliary]] operated the Anson as its standard taxi aircraft, using it to carry groups of ferry pilots to and from aircraft collection points. There was no fatal mechanical failure of an Anson in ATA service, and it was typically very well regarded.<ref>Cheesman 1946, pp. 66–67.</ref>

The [[Royal Australian Air Force]] (RAAF) operated a total 1,028 Ansons, the majority of these being Mk Is. These aircraft continued to be operated until 1955.<ref name="Wilson">Wilson 1994, p. 216.</ref>

The [[Royal New Zealand Air Force]] (RNZAF) operated 23 Ansons as navigation trainers during the Second World War, (alongside the more numerous [[Airspeed Oxford]]), and acquired more Ansons as communication aircraft immediately after the war. A preserved navigation trainer is in the [[Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum]] at Wigram.

The [[Royal Indian Air Force]] operated several Ansons as part of the ''No.1 Service Flying Training School (India)'' for Pilot and Navigation training. These Ansons continued this role [[Indian Independence Act 1947|post-independence]] and were retired at an unknown date.<ref name="ind">{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1940s/Trg-1SFTS.html |title=No.1 Service Flying Training School (India) |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803171431/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1940s/Trg-1SFTS.html |archivedate=3 August 2012 }}</ref>

The [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] (RCAF) and [[Royal Canadian Navy]] (RCN) operated the aircraft until 1952. Although the Canadian Ansons were used throughout the training schools of the British Commonwealth Air Training plan for training aircrew, some aircraft were pressed into operational service with the RCAF's Eastern Air Command. A good example of the training schools involvement in combat operations with the EAC during the emergency of the battle is illustrated in an article dated 1 March 2006 of the Royal Canadian Legion magazine entitled ''Eastern Air Command: Air Force, Part 14''; the author Hugh A. Haliday wrote: "The need for Atlantic patrols was undiminished, yet the Battle of the St. Lawrence stretched EAC resources. Based at Charlottetown, 31 General Reconnaissance School was mobilized to fly patrols using Avro Ansons, each carrying two, 250-pound bombs. At the very outset of the war the Anson and its ordnance had failed in RAF anti-submarine work. Now in Canada it was remobilized as an aerial scarecrow. German views varied as to Canadian countermeasures. The captain of U-517 found his operations increasingly restricted by strengthened air patrols. In October 1942, U-69 reported “strong sea patrol and constant patrol by aircraft with radar."

The [[United States Army Air Forces]] (USAAF), employed 50 Canadian-built Ansons, which were designated the '''AT-20'''.

The [[Egyptian Air Force]] (EAF) operated a fleet of Ansons in communications and VIP duties. A specially outfitted Anson was presented to the then King of Egypt by the RAF. The [[Afghan Air Force|Royal Afghan Air Force]] obtained 13 Anson 18 aircraft for various duties from 1948. These aircraft survived until 1972.

===Postwar civil use===
[[File:Avro Anson 11 G-ALIH Ecko Electronics Blackbushe 1955.jpg|thumb|right|Anson 11 ''G-ALIH'' of [[EKCO|Ekco Electronics]] at Blackbushe, Hants, in September 1955]]
After the war, Ansons continued in production with Avro at Woodford. At this time, large amounts of the type were being produced for civilian use, where they were operated as light transports by a range of small charter airlines and as executive aircraft by large [[corporation]]s. Countries which saw civilian operations with Ansons included the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Denmark.

[[File:Avro 652A XIX.2 G-AHIC Kemps SGT 06.10.66 edited-2.jpg|thumb|right|An Anson XIX, which had been operated for aerial survey work in the United Kingdom up to 1973]]
[[Railway Air Services]] operated Ansons on scheduled services from London's [[Croydon Airport]] via Manchester to Belfast ([[RAF Nutts Corner|Nutts Corner]]) in 1946 and 1947. Sivewright Airways operated three Mk XIX aircraft from their [[Manchester Airport]] base on charter flights as far as Johannesburg and on scheduled flights to [[Ronaldsway Airport]] in the [[Isle of Man]] until 1951. Finglands Airways operated an ex-RAF Anson I on inclusive tour flights and on scheduled flights from Manchester Airport to [[Newquay Airport]] between 1949 and 1952. Kemps Aerial Surveys operated several Anson XIXs on survey work within the UK until their retirement in 1973.<ref>Sturtivant, 1988, p. 294.</ref>

In 1948, [[India]] ordered 12 new Anson 18Cs for use by the [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate of Civil Aviation]] as trainers and communications aircraft; these were delivered from Yeadon in the spring of 1949.<ref name="jackav p338-9,44-5">Jackson 1990, pp. 338–339, 344–345.</ref>

Ansons continued to be manufactured by Avro at Woodford for the RAF until March 1952; the type was used as trainers and served in the role of Station communications aircraft until 1968.

The wooden wings of Ansons flying in Australia were found to fail at a high rate. The phenolic glue bonds would part, and it was speculated that the problem was due to the high humidity. In 1962, the Commonwealth Government decided to ground the majority of wooden-winged aircraft then in operation; amongst those aircraft affected, the Anson and [[De Havilland Mosquito]] were included. Of the Ansons, no such aircraft were re-registered as the government had mandated a test that essentially destroyed the wings, thus requiring the fitting of new wings. Most owners decided to voluntarily scrap their aircraft well before this time.

By the 21st century, the vast majority of Ansons had been retired from flying. However, a single Anson Mk.I, which had been originally manufactured during 1943, had been restored to airworthiness, having been refitted with later metal wings. On 18 July 2012, this restored aircraft returned to the air in [[Nelson, New Zealand]].<ref>Neal, Tracy. [http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/7306819/ "Restored-bomber-returns-to-the-skies."] ''Nelson Mail,'' 18 July 2012. Retrieved: 19 July 2012.</ref>

==Accidents and incidents==
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* On 28 April 1939, Anson A4-32 of [[No. 6 Squadron RAAF]] crashed near [[Riverstone, New South Wales]] on the return leg of an air navigation course, killing all four crew members.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dunn|first1=Peter|title=Crash of An Avro Anson near Riverstone, 28 April 1939|url=http://ozatwar.com/ozcrashes/nsw164.htm|website=ozatwar.com|accessdate=18 August 2016}}</ref>
*On 18 December 1939, Anson 'N4887' of [[No. 1 Flying Training School RAAF|1 Flying Training School]] crashed on the Richmond Golf Course shortly after take-off from the [[RAAF Base Richmond|Richmond RAAF Base]], killing all five crew members.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dunn|first1=Peter|title=Crash of an Avro Anson on Richmond Golf Course, 18 December 1939|url=http://ozatwar.com/ozcrashes/nsw48.htm|website=ozatwar.com|accessdate=18 August 2016}}</ref>
* On 29 September 1940, Avro Ansons ''L9162'' and ''N4876'' of [[No. 2 Service Flying Training School RAAF]] collided in mid-air and became locked together in flight. A successful emergency landing was made at [[Brocklesby, New South Wales]]. ''L9162'' became a ground instructional airframe, whilst N4876 was repaired and returned to service (''see [[1940 Brocklesby mid-air collision]]'').
* On 9 October 1942, four Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) airmen were killed when their Avro Anson aircraft crashed near Clackline, Western Australia (see [[Avro Anson Memorial]]).
* On 30 October 1942 an Avro Anson took off from Sidney airport on [[Vancouver Island]], British Columbia, Canada, with Royal Canadian Air Force Sgt. William Baird and British air force Pilot Officer Charles Fox, Pilot Officer Anthony Lawrence and Sgt. Robert Luckock aboard. The aircraft crashed, killing all aboard, {{convert|50|km|mi|-1}} from takeoff, on a remote mountainside near [[Port Renfrew]]. The wreckage and remains of the crew were found by loggers in October 2013 and recovered in May 2014.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/05/30/b-c-lumberjacks-find-bodies-of-second-world-war-aircraft-crew-72-years-after-they-disappeared/ | title=B.C. lumberjacks find bodies of Second World War airmen 72 years after Vancouver Island plane crash | work=National Post | date=30 May 2014 | accessdate=1 June 2014}}</ref>
* On 19 December 1945, a [[Companhia Meridional de Transportes]] Avro Anson Mk. II registration ''PP-MTA'' crashed in the neighborhood of [[Itaipu (Niterói)|Itaipu]], [[Niterói]], [[Brazil]] killing all passengers and crew, including the pilot and owner of the airline, Álvaro Araújo.<ref>Pereira, Aldo. ''Breve História da Aviação Comercial Brasileira'' (in Portuguese). ''Europa'', (Rio de Janeiro), 1987, p. 290.</ref>
* On 11 June 1948, Avro XIX ''G-AGNI'' of [[Lancashire Aircraft Corporation]] ditched off [[Bradda Head]], Isle of Man due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft was operating a scheduled passenger flight from [[Squires Gate Airport]], [[Blackpool]] to Ronaldsway Airport, Isle of Man via [[RAF Walney Island]], Lancashire. All nine people on board were rescued by a [[Trawler (fishing)|trawler]] from [[Port Erin]] and the {{MV|Silkthorn}}.{{sfn|Poole|1999|pp=123–24}}

==Variants==
The main Anson variant was the Mk I, of which 6,704 were built in Britain. The other variants were mainly distinguished by their powerplant with Canadian-built Ansons using local engines. To overcome [[steel]] shortages, the 1,051 Canadian-built Mk V Ansons featured a [[plywood]] [[fuselage]].

[[File:AvroAnsonCameraInstallJuly1944.jpg|thumb|right|Sergeant, No. 14 (P) Squadron, RCAF, installing a vertical camera in an Avro Anson V, Rockcliffe, Ont., 4 July 1944]]
;Mk I: 6,688 Mk Is were built. Powered by two 350&nbsp;hp (261&nbsp;kW) [[Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah]] IX or 395&nbsp;hp (295&nbsp;kW) XIX engines.
;Mk II: 1,822 Mk IIs were built in Canada; powered by two 330&nbsp;hp (246&nbsp;kW) [[Jacobs Aircraft Engine Company|Jacobs]] [[Jacobs R-915|L-6MB R-915]] engines and fitted with hydraulic landing gear retraction rather than the manual system used on the Anson I.
;Mk III: Powered by two 330&nbsp;hp (250&nbsp;kW) L-6MB R-915 engines; British-built.
;Mk IV: Powered by two [[Wright R-975|Wright Whirlwind]] engines; British-built.
;Mk V: 1,069 Mk Vs were built in Canada for navigator training; powered by two 450&nbsp;hp (340&nbsp;kW) [[Pratt & Whitney Wasp Junior]] R-985 engines and given a new locally developed wood monocoque fuselage.
;Mk VI: One aircraft was built in Canada for bombing and gunnery training; it was powered by two 450&nbsp;hp (340&nbsp;kW) Wasp Junior engines.
;Mk X: 104 Anson Mk Is were converted into Mk Xs.
;Mk XI: 90 Anson Mk Is were converted into Mk XIs.
;Mk XII: 20 Anson Mk Is were converted into Mk XIIs, plus 221 new Mk XII aircraft built.
;Mk XIII: Gunnery trainer powered by two Cheetah XI or XIX engines; never built.
;Mk XIV: Gunnery trainer powered by two Cheetah XV engines; never built.
;Mk XVI: Navigation trainer; never built.
;Mk XV: Bombing trainer; never built.
;C 19: 264 were built for the RAF; used as communications and transport aircraft.
;T 20: Navigation trainer for the RAF, a variant of the Mk XIX to meet Air Ministry Specification T.24/46 for an overseas navigation trainer, one pilot two wireless operators (one trainee and one instructor) and five navigator positions (three trainees and two instructors). Used for bombing and navigation training in [[Southern Rhodesia]], 60 built.
;T 21: Navigation trainers for the RAF, a variant of the Mk XIX to meet Air Ministry Specification T.25/46 for a home navigation trainer, one pilot two wireless operators (one trainee and one instructor) and five navigator positions (three trainees and two instructors). A prototype was flown in May 1948, 252 were built.
;C.21: Modification of T.21s for communications and transport duties.
;T 22: Radio trainers for the RAF, a variant of the Mk XIX to meet Air Ministry Specification T.26/46, one pilot and four wireless operator stations (three for trainees and one for an instructor), a prototype was flown in June 1948, 54 built.
;Anson 18: Developed from the Avro Nineteen; 12 aircraft were sold to the Royal [[Afghan Air Force]] for use as communications, police patrol and aerial survey aircraft.
;Anson 18C: 13 aircraft were built for the Indian government; used for training civil aircrews.
;Avro Nineteen: (Also known as the '''Anson XIX'''): Civil transport version; 56 aircraft were built in two series.
;AT-20:United States military designation for Canadian-built Anson IIs used by the United States Army Air Forces, 50 built.

==Operators==
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;{{AFG}}: Royal Afghan Air Force – 13 Anson 18 aircraft were delivered to the Royal Afghan Air Force from 1948 and retired by 1972
;{{ARG}}: At least one, LV-FBR, in use in 1960
;{{AUS}}: Royal Australian Air Force –  1,028 Ansons were operated by the Royal Australian Air Force, retired in 1955
* Brain & Brown Airfreighters (one Anson until at least 1977)
* East-West Airlines, one preserved (non-flying), at Tamworth Airport
;{{BHR}}
*[[Gulf Aviation]]
;{{BEL}}
*[[Belgian Air Force]] (15 x Anson I, 2 x Anson 12s operated from 1946 to 1954)
;{{BRA}}: [[Companhia Meridional de Transportes]] (three Avro Anson Mk. IIs operated between 1945 and 1946)
;{{flag|Canada|1921}}: Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Canadian Navy Ansons were retired in 1952
;{{CUB}}: three Canadian-built Ansons were transported to Cuba, operated by [[ANSA-Aerolíneas del Norte S.A.]], a regional airline from 1947 until the mid-1950s
;{{CZS}}: [[Czechoslovakian Air Force]] three aircraft, in service from 1945 to 1948
;{{flag|Egypt|1922}}: Egyptian Air Force
;{{EST}}: [[Estonian Air Force]]
;{{ETH}}: [[Ethiopian Air Force]]
;{{FIN}}: [[Finnish Air Force]] three Avro Anson Mk. Is purchased 1936 and used as training and liaison aircraft. One lost and another written-off in accidents, last flight in 1947.<ref>Heinonen and Valtonen 2010, pp. 100–101.</ref>
;{{FRA}}: [[French Air Force]] and [[Aeronavale]]
;{{flag|Greece|royal}}: [[Greek Air Force|Hellenic Royal Air Force]]
;{{flag|India|British}}: [[Royal Indian Air Force]] <ref name="ind"/>
;{{flag|India|}}:[[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate of Civil Aviation]] <br> [[Indian Air Force]]
;{{flag|Iran|1925}}: [[Imperial Iranian Air Force]]
;{{flag|Iraq|1924}}: [[Royal Iraqi Air Force]]
;{{IRL}}: [[Irish Air Corps]]
9 Anson Mk1 delivered between 1937-39 and used for training/maritime patrol/transport. 3 Anson 19’s delivered in 1946 for training/transport.
Mk1’s retired by 1947. 19’s by 1962All.
;{{ISR}}: [[Israeli Air Force]]
;{{NLD}}: [[Royal Netherlands Air Force]] and [[Dutch Naval Aviation Service]]
;{{NZL}}: Royal New Zealand Air Force
;{{NOR}}: [[Royal Norwegian Air Force]]
;{{PAR}}: [[Paraguayan Air Arm]] one Mk.V bought in Argentina in 1947.
;{{POR}}: [[Portuguese Air Force]]
;{{flag|Rhodesia}}: [[Royal Rhodesian Air Force]]
;{{SAU}}: [[Royal Saudi Air Force]]
;{{flag|South Africa|1928}}: [[South African Air Force]]
;{{flag|Southern Rhodesia}}: [[Southern Rhodesian Air Force]]
;{{SYR}}: [[Syrian Air Force]]
;{{TUR}}: [[Turkish Air Force]]
;{{UK}}: Royal Air Force and [[Royal Navy]]
* Blue Line Airways
* [[British European Airways]]
* Finglands Airways
* Ministry of Civil Aviation
* [[Railway Air Services]]
* Sivewright Airways
* [[Starways]]
* Transair
;{{USA}}: 50 Canadian built Ansons were delivered to the USAAF as the AT-20.
;{{YUG}}: [[SFR Yugoslav Air Force]]

==Surviving aircraft==
[[File:CF15 Avro Anson ZK-RRA 040415 04.jpg|thumb|Anson ''ZK-RRA'' performing a public display at Classic Fighters 2015]]
[[File:Dragon Rapide & Avro Anson - Duxford Jubilee Airshow 2012 (7327298730).jpg|thumb|An Avro Anson flying in close formation with a [[de Havilland Dragon Rapide]] at the [[Flying Legends|Duxford Jubilee Airshow 2012]]]]
[[File:Inside the AVRO XIX, the first Air Corps aircraft with a monoplane design and a retractable undercarriage. Sistership to the AVRO Anson serving from 1930s - 1970s (12119468396).jpg|thumb|The cockpit of Avro C.19 ''141'', displayed at the Irish Air Corps Museum, 2014]]
[[File:Avro Anson - Duxford Jubilee Airshow 2012 (7313110592).jpg|thumb|A preserved Avro Anson in flight, 2012]]

===Australia===
;On display
* R9883 – Anson I on static display at the Camden Museum of Aviation in [[Camden, New South Wales]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Anson 652-A Mk 1 R9883 |url=http://www.camdenmuseumofaviation.com.au/aircraft-details.php?id=13 |website=The Camden Museum of Aviation |publisher=The Camden Museum of Aviation |accessdate=16 December 2016}}</ref>
* Unknown – Anson I on static display at the [[Aviation Heritage Museum (Western Australia)|Aviation Heritage Museum]] at [[Bull Creek, Western Australia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Avro Anson |url=http://www.raafawa.org.au/museum/avro-anson |website=Aviation Heritage Museum |publisher=Aviation Heritage Museum |accessdate=16 December 2016}}</ref>
;Stored or under restoration
* EF954 – Anson I under restoration at the [[South Australian Aviation Museum]] in [[Port Adelaide, South Australia]]. The restoration uses parts from AW965.<ref>{{cite web |title=Restorations |url=http://www.saam.org.au/our-collection/restorations |website=South Australian Aviation Museum |publisher=South Australian Aviation Museum |accessdate=19 December 2016}}</ref>
* W2364 – Anson I under restoration at the Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre in [[Nhill, Victoria]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Restoration image library |url=http://nhillaviationheritagecentre.com.au/events-fb.html |website=Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre |accessdate=16 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Restoring an Avro Anson – 2016 Update |url=https://acesflyinghigh.wordpress.com/2016/03/28/restoring-an-avro-anson-2016-update |website=Aces Flying High |accessdate=16 December 2016 |date=28 March 2016}}</ref>

===Canada===

;On display
* 886{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} – Anson II on static display at the [[Alberta Aviation Museum]] in [[Edmonton, Alberta]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Avro Anson II (1937) |url=http://www.albertaaviationmuseum.com/Aircraft/Avro_Anson_II_(1937) |website=Alberta Aviation Museum |accessdate=16 December 2016}}</ref>
* 7135{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} – Anson II on static display at the [[Greenwood Military Aviation Museum]] in [[Greenwood, Nova Scotia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=AVRO ANSON MKII |url=http://www.gmam.ca/anson.html |website=Greenwood Military Aviation Museum |publisher=GMAM |accessdate=16 December 2016}}</ref>
* 7481 – Anson II on static display at the Bomber Command Museum of Canada in [[Nanton, Alberta]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Avro Anson Mk II |url=http://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/anson.html |website=Bomber Command Museum of Canada |publisher=Nanton Lancaster Society |accessdate=16 December 2016}}</ref>
* 12125 – Anson V on static display at the [[Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum]] in [[Brandon, Manitoba]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2015}}
* 12518 – Anson V on static display at the [[Canada Aviation and Space Museum]] in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]].<ref>{{cite web |title=AVRO ANSON V |url=http://casmuseum.techno-science.ca/en/collection-research/artifact-avro-anson-v.php |website=Canada Aviation and Space Museum |publisher=Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation |accessdate=16 December 2016}}</ref>
* Composite – Anson II at [[The Hangar Flight Museum]] in [[Calgary, Alberta]]. It painted as RCAF 7401.<ref>{{cite web |title=AVRO 652 ANSON MK. II |url=http://www.thehangarmuseum.ca/exhibits/avro-652-anson-mk-ii |website=The Hangar Flight Museum |publisher=The Hangar Flight Museum |accessdate=16 December 2016}}</ref>
* Composite – Anson II on static display at the [[British Columbia Aviation Museum]] in [[Sidney, British Columbia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The War Birds (1939–1945) |url=http://www.bcam.net/the-war-birds-1939-1945 |website=British Columbia Aviation Museum |accessdate=16 December 2016}}</ref> This airframe is K8786, restored using parts of FP846, as which it is painted.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Macdonald |first1=Ian M. |title=AVRO 652A ANSON 1, K8786, BRITISH COLUMBIA AVIATION MUSEUM |url=http://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1053479|website=ABPic |publisher=Air-Britain |accessdate=17 December 2016}}</ref>
* Unknown – Anson I on static display at the [[Saskatchewan Western Development Museum]] in [[Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Aviation Gallery |url=http://www.wdm.ca/mj/aviation.htm |website=Western Development Museum |publisher=Western Development Museum |accessdate=16 December 2016}}</ref>

;Stored or under restoration
* 12417 – Anson V under restoration to airworthy condition at the [[Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum]] in [[Hamilton, Ontario]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Avro Anson Mk. V |url=http://www.warplane.com/aircraft/collection/details.aspx?aircraftId=2 |website=Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum |publisher=Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum |accessdate=16 December 2016}}</ref>

===Ireland===
;On display
* 141 – Avro C.19 on static display at the Irish Air Corps Museum in [[Baldonnel, Dublin]].<ref name="RAFM-C" />

===Netherlands===
;On display
* VM352 – Anson 19 on static display at the Canadian Allied Forces Museum Foundation in [[Groningen]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier – Avro Anson C.19, s/n VM352 RAF, c/n 7356 |url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=2094 |website=Aerial Visuals |publisher=AerialVisuals.ca |accessdate=17 December 2016}}</ref>

===New Zealand===
[[File:Avro Anson, Shuttleworth Flying Day - June 2013.jpg|thumb|Avro 19 (Anson) of the BAe Systems Heritage Flight based at [[The Shuttleworth Collection]] at Old Warden in 2013]]
;Airworthy
* MH120 – Anson I airworthy with R&R Aviation Limited in [[Wakefield, New Zealand|Wakefield, Tasman]].<ref>{{cite web |title=RR AVIATION |url=http://www.totsaviation.co.nz/servicing/rr-aviation-ltd |website=Top of the South Aviation Cluster |publisher=Top of the South Aviation Cluster |accessdate=17 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier – Avro 652A Anson, s/n MH120 RAAF, c/n MH-120, c/r ZK-RRA |url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=119432 |website=Aerial Visuals |publisher=AerialVisuals.ca |accessdate=17 December 2016}}</ref>
;On display
* Composite – Anson I on static display at the [[Air Force Museum of New Zealand]] in [[Wigram|Wigram, Canterbury]]. This airframe is a composite of several aircraft including the fuselage of NZ415, center section, mainplane, and tailplane of VL352, and various other parts from NZ410 and NZ422.<ref>{{cite web |title=Featured Aircraft |url=http://www.airforcemuseum.co.nz/collections/featured-collections/?c_type=aircraft |website=Air Force Museum of New Zealand |accessdate=16 December 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220185851/http://www.airforcemuseum.co.nz/collections/featured-collections/?c_type=aircraft |archivedate=20 December 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

===United Arab Emirates===
;On display
* TX183 – Anson 19 on display at Al Mahata Museum in [[Sharjah]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leeuw |first1=Ruud |title=Al Mahatta aviation museum – Sharjah, Feb.2010 |url=http://www.ruudleeuw.com/sharjah-almahatta_museum-2010.htm |accessdate=17 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="RAFM-C" />

===United Kingdom===
;Airworthy
* G-AHKX – Avro XIX Anson owned by BAe Systems (Heritage Flight) remains airworthy in 2017 and is based at the [[Shuttleworth Collection]] at Old Warden Aerodrome, Bedfordshire.<ref>[http://www.shuttleworth.org/collection/avroanson/ The Shuttleworth Collection - C19 Anson] Retrieved: 4th December 2017]</ref>
* WD413 – Anson C.21, now privately owned and registered as G-VROE, previously operated by [[Classic Air Force]] at Coventry Airport.<ref>[https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=detailnosummary&fullregmark=VROE CAA G-INFO] Retrieved: 4th December 2017]</ref>

;On display
* N4877 – Anson I on static display at the [[Imperial War Museum Duxford]] in [[Duxford, Cambridgeshire]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Avro Anson Mk 1 |url=http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/70000075 |website=Imperial War Museums |accessdate=16 December 2016}}</ref>
* W2068 – Anson I on static display at the [[Royal Air Force Museum London]] in [[London]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Avro Anson 1 |url=http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/collections/avro-anson-1 |website=Royal Air Force Museum |publisher=Trustees of the Royal Air Force Museum |accessdate=17 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Simpson |first1=Andrew |title=INDIVIDUAL HISTORY [W2068] |url=http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/1996-0066-A-Avro-Anson-1-W2068.pdf |website=Royal Air Force Museum |accessdate=17 December 2016 |date=2012}}</ref>
* TX213 – Anson C.19 on static display at the [[North East Land, Sea and Air Museums]] in [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Avro Anson C.19 (TX213/G-AWRS) |url=http://www.nelsam.org.uk/NEAM/Exhibits/History/TX213.htm |website=North East Aircraft Museum |publisher=North East Land, Sea and Air Museums |accessdate=17 December 2016}}</ref>
* TX214 – Anson C.19 on static display at the [[Royal Air Force Museum Cosford]] in [[Cosford, Shropshire]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Avro Anson C.19 |url=http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/collections/avro-anson-c-19 |website=Royal Air Force Museum |publisher=Trustees of the Royal Air Force Museum |accessdate=17 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="RAFM-C">{{cite web |last1=Simpson |first1=Andrew |title=INDIVIDUAL HISTORY [TX214] |url=http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/85-A-07-Avro-Anson-19-TX214.pdf |website=Royal Air Force Museum |publisher=Royal Air Force Museum |accessdate=17 December 2016 |date=2012}}</ref>
* VL348 – Anson C.19 on static display at the [[Newark Air Museum]] in [[Newark, Nottinghamshire]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Aircraft List |url=http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Aircraft-List |website=Newark Air Museum |accessdate=17 December 2016}}</ref>
* VL349 – Anson C.19 on static display at the [[Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum]] in [[Flixton, The Saints|Flixton, Suffolk]].<ref>{{cite web |title=OUR AIRCRAFT |url=http://www.aviationmuseum.net/ouraircraft.htm |website=Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum |accessdate=17 December 2016}}</ref>
* VM360 – Anson C.19 on static display at the [[National Museum of Flight]] in [[East Fortune|East Fortune, East Lothian]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Avro Anson |url=http://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-flight/discover-the-museum/our-aircraft/civil-aircraft/avro-anson |website=National Museums Scotland |publisher=National Museums Scotland |accessdate=17 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Avro Anson G-APHV |url=http://www.nms.ac.uk/explore/stories/science-and-technology/avro-anson |website=National Museums Scotland |publisher=National Museums Scotland |accessdate=17 December 2016}}</ref>

;Stored or under restoration
* AX246 – Anson I under restoration with Jet Art Aviation near [[Leeds, Yorkshire]].<ref name="wr25-294">Ellis 2016, p. 294.</ref>
* TX226 – Anson C.19 under restoration with the Classic Air Force near Coventry, West Midlands.<ref name="wr25-275">Ellis 2016, p. 275.</ref>
* TX235 – Anson C.19 under restoration with the Classic Air Force near Coventry, West Midlands.<ref name="wr25-275" />
* VM325 – Anson C.19 under restoration with the Carew Control Tower Group in [[Carew, Pembrokeshire]].<ref name="wr25-321">Ellis 2016, p. 321.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Wings Over Carew |url=http://www.gem.org.uk/res/notes/ball/ball-downloads/res_start/res_start3.pdf |website=GEM |accessdate=17 December 2016}}</ref>
* VV901 – Anson T.21 under restoration to static display at the [[Yorkshire Air Museum]] in [[Elvington, City of York|Elvington, West Yorkshire]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Avro Anson T.21 |url=http://yorkshireairmuseum.org/exhibits/post-world-war-ii-aircraft/avro-anson-t21 |website=The Yorkshire Air Museum |publisher=The Octane Factory |accessdate=16 December 2016}}</ref>

==Specifications (Mk I)==
[[File:Anson T20 Silh.jpg|thumb|right|Avro Anson T20]]
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|area main=463 ft²
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|engine (prop)=[[Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah]] IX
|type of prop=[[radial engine]]s
|number of props=Two
|power main=350 hp 
|power alt=261 kW
|max speed main=188 mph
|max speed alt=163 kn, 302 km/h
|max speed more=at 7,000 ft (2,100 m)
|range main=790 mi
|range alt=690 nmi, 1,271 km
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|ceiling alt=5,791 m
|climb rate main=750 ft/min
|climb rate alt=3.8 m/s
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|loading alt=83.9 kg/m²
|power/mass main=0.088 hp/lb
|power/mass alt=140 W/kg
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**1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) [[Vickers K machine gun]] in dorsal turret
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==Notable appearances in media==
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==See also==
{{Portal|Aviation}}
{{aircontent
|related=
* [[Avro 652]]
|similar aircraft=
* [[Airspeed Oxford]]
* [[Cessna AT-17 Bobcat]]
* [[Focke-Wulf Fw 58]]
* [[Kyūshū Q1W]] ''Tokai''
* [[Siebel Si 204]]
* [[Tachikawa Ki-54]]
|lists=
*[[List of aircraft of World War II]]
*[[List of aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm]]
*[[List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force]]
}}

==References==

===Notes===
{{Reflist}}

===Bibliography===
{{Refbegin}}
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* Donald, David and Jon Lake, eds. ''Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft''. London: AIRtime Publishing, 1996. {{ISBN|1-880588-24-2}}.
* Ellis, Ken. ''Wrecks & Relics – 25th Edition''. Manchester, England:Crecy Publishing, 2016. {{ISBN|978 191080 9037}}
* Franks, Norman. ''The Air Battle of Dunkirk''. London: William Kimber, 1983. {{ISBN|0-7183-0349-0}}.
* Gunston, Bill. ''Classic World War II Aircraft Cutaways''. London: Osprey, 1995. {{ISBN|1-85532-526-8}}.
* {{cite book |last1=Heinonen |first1=Timo |last2=Valtonen |first2=Hannu |title=Albatrossista Pilatukseen – Suomen sotilaslentokoneet 1917–2010 |date=2010 |publisher=[[Aviation Museum of Central Finland|Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseo]] |location=[[Tikkakoski]] |isbn=978-952-99989-2-0 |language=fi}}
* Jackson, A.J. ''Avro Aircraft since 1908, 2nd edition''. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1990. {{ISBN|0-85177-834-8}}.
* Hall, Alan W. ''Avro Anson Mks. 1–22'' (Warpaint Series No. 53). Blechley, Buckinghamshire, UK: Warpaint Books Ltd., 2006.
* Hall, Alan W. and Eric Taylor. ''Avro Anson Marks I, III, IV & X''. London: Almark Publishing Co. Ltd., 1972. {{ISBN|0-85524-064-4}}.
* Holmes, Harry. ''Avro Anson'' (Images of Aviation). London: Tempus Publishing Ltd., 2000. {{ISBN|0-7524-1738-X}}.
* March, Peter R. "Anson's 50th Birthday". ''[[Air Pictorial]]'', Vol. 47, No. 7, July 1985. pp.&nbsp;260–264.
* [https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%200263.html "Modernity for the R.A.F.: A Low-wing Cantilever Monoplane Goes Into Service — The Avro Anson, Equipped for Long-Range Over-water Reconnaissance: High Performance and a Comfortable Cabin"]. ''[[Flight International|Flight]]'', 30 January 1936, Vol. XXIX, No. 1414, pp. c–d, 117–119. 
* Middleton, Don. "RAF Piston Trainers No. 8: Avro Anson". ''[[Aeroplane Monthly]]'', April 1980, Vol. 8, No. 4. pp.&nbsp;186–193. {{ISSN|0143-7240}}.
* Mondey, David. ''The Hamlyn Concise Guide to British Aircraft of World War II''. London: Chancellor Press. 1994. {{ISBN|1-85152-668-4}}.
*{{Cite book |ref={{harvid|Poole|1999}}
| first = Stephen| last = Poole| year = | title = Rough Landing or Fatal Flight | publisher=Amulree Publications, 1999| location = Douglas, Isle of Mann, UK| isbn = 1-901508-03-X}}
* Sturtivant, Ray C. ''The Anson File''. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. {{ISBN|0-85130-156-8}}.
* Sturtivant, Ray. "Avro Anson: The chronicles of 'Faithful Annie'". ''[[Air Enthusiast]]'', Forty-two, 1991. pp.&nbsp;37–51. {{ISSN|0143-5450}}.
* {{cite book |last1=Wilson |first1=Stewart |title=Military Aircraft of Australia |date=1994 |publisher=Aerospace Publications |location=Weston Creek, Australia |isbn=1875671080 }}

==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061008144519/http://www.airforcemuseum.co.nz/main/AvroAnson/ RNZAF Museum Anson page]

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