Hi,
I am thinking of modelling one of the Avro Ansons that would have been based at Staverton in Gloucestershire during WWII. I know that the unit was 6 AONS (later apparently to become 6 AOS) and they operated several Mk 1 Ansons between 1940-41.
The known serials would be great if anyone has a listing. Some photos (included) found on the Internet show them with and without dorsal turrets as well to add to the mix.
What I would like to know is the colour scheme, presumably Dark Earth and Dark Green topside but was the underside yellow or aluminium (silver)?
Also would the fuselage serials be black? And were the underwing serials large on both sides of the underwing read fore and aft? Lastly, I see that there were numbers on the nose that look as if they were white but what were these numbers for?
Thanks in advance for any pointers.
BrianG
By: Bridon - 22nd July 2014 at 12:20
Thanks for that Sabrejet….all very interesting and helpful. 🙂
By: Sabrejet - 22nd July 2014 at 07:04
Not sure if it’s of use, but Anson N5254 of No.6 AOS at Staverton crashed near Headington, Wilts (near Calne) on 10th March 1943. There were photos on this forum a while back, though the aircraft appeared to bear no special markings to identify it as a 6 AOS machine.
For info, Sgt Harold Naylor Jackson (one of the trainee navigators) was injured in the accident, with fellow trainee Sergeant K Middlemiss uninjured. Can’t locate pilot details as yet. The aircraft was on a cross-country flight when at 4.40 pm it developed engine trouble. Descending through the cloud the pilot just brushed a hill top (probably the hill that rises above the ‘Ivy’ pub in Headington) and he managed to forced land in a field near the village.
By: Bridon - 21st July 2014 at 16:29
Yes, a couple of hours ago….just sent a PM instead….we’ll see if that works….:eek:
BrianG
By: antoni - 21st July 2014 at 16:00
Nothing turned up so far. Did you send it to the right person?
By: Bridon - 21st July 2014 at 14:05
Thank you Antoni email sent also thank you for the serials Graham all very useful stuff 🙂
By: Graham Boak - 21st July 2014 at 10:56
6 OANS included R9767 33, 6 AOS included EG140 73, 6 (O)AFU included MH130 C3.
By: antoni - 21st July 2014 at 09:52
There was build of N5331 in the Polish model magazine Mini Replika 57. No easy to find now I should think. If you want a copy of the article send me an email via the forum. A company called SP-Decal had a sheet in 1/72 for Polish Trainers that included N5331 but that also is had to find now.
BTW, the Anson is sometimes captioned as belong to 16 (Polish) SFT Newton. This, I think, is a mistake based on the chessboard. As far as I know 16 SFT used Masters, Oxfords, and initially some Battles but not Ansons. Polish navigators were trained at Staverton (as well as several other schools) beginning in 1941
By: Bridon - 21st July 2014 at 07:02
Thank you for the swift response Derbyhaven and also snafu, I now have quite a bit of new information to go on thanks to your replies. N5331 looks to be the one with the most info and the colour scheme layout guide was fantastic!
Thanks once again :eagerness:
By: snafu - 20th July 2014 at 20:42
Have a look on this thread:
http://www.pwm.org.pl/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11849
It is in Polish (Google can sort that) but there are plans and colour details and even a serial.
By: Derbyhaven - 20th July 2014 at 19:11
The standard colour scheme for training aircraft was dark earth, dark green and yellow. Serials were black both on the fuselage and under the wings. The underwing serials would read from fore and aft as for pre-war aircraft. The fuselage numbers are the individual identification numbers for the aircraft in the unit.
I don’t have my Air Britain “Anson File” to hand but maybe somebody else can come up with some serials.
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