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The Avro Anson is a British twin-engine, multi-role aircraft built by the 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), Royal Australian Air Force and numerous other air forces before, during, and after the Second World War.
The accident is the deadliest aviation accident to have occurred in the Isle of Man. 3 January 1946 Royal Air Force, Avro Anson (registration: MG445) crashed into a hillside near Laxey, killing all four crew. [25] [26]
Irish Air Corps 9 Anson Mk1 delivered between 1937 and 1939 and used for training/maritime patrol/transport. 3 Anson 19s delivered in 1946 for training/transport. Mk1s retired by 1947, 19s by 1962. Israel Israeli Air Force Netherlands Royal Netherlands Air Force and Dutch Naval Aviation Service New Zealand Royal New Zealand Air Force Norway
The base's first occupants were the 161st Aviation Company which was based there from 1965 until 1967. Other units stationed at Lane at various times included: Troop H, 10th Cavalry Regiment (April 1972-February 1973) [3] 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment (1971-2) [2] 61st Aviation Company (November 1967-March 1972) [3]: 121
On 19 February 1949 VV243 an Avro Anson T.21 of No. 2 Air Navigation School collided with a British European Airways Douglas DC-3 over Exhall, four miles north of Coventry, four crew killed and ten on the Douglas DC-3. [12] 9 August 1949 KN336 a Douglas Dakota C.4 flew into the ground on approach in cloud to Salalah, Oman, 12 killed. [12]
The pilot of the upper Anson found that he was able to control the interlocked aircraft with his ailerons and flaps, and made an emergency landing in a nearby paddock. All four crewmen survived the incident. The upper Anson was repaired and returned to flight service; the lower Anson was used as an instructional airframe.
The top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee said Thursday the United States needs to reconsider the significant military helicopter flights near one of the most congested U.S. airports after ...
The Royal Air Force Avro Anson T21 was being operated by No. 2 Air Navigation School on a cross-country training exercise from RAF Middleton St. George. [2] The two aircraft collided at 4,500 feet (1,400 m) near the village of Exhall, near Coventry in Warwickshire. [1] [2] The wreckage fell near an old peoples' home, the Exhall Lodge Hospital ...