Anson Survivors (Zombie from 2004)

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Thanks Lanc 35, a real barn find.

Not really a “barn find” – this aircraft MG422, was well known and originally sitting on a farm near Violet Town in Victoria from wars end to the early 1980’s , it was then sold to one owner intending static restoration who put it under cover at his property in Winton Victoria, until he died of Cancer.

It was then re-sold to another owner in the early 2000’s who intended a static restoration and travelled around airshows for a while on the back of a semi trailer, until unfortunately that owner succumbed to some illness. It has been in storage with his family until recently.

MG422 1 AP 21.2.44. 6 SFTS 24.3.44. 67 Sqn 15.1.45. 11 EFTS storage 28.8.45. CMU Benalla (date?). CMU Tocumwal 3.12.45. Sold to A.F.T. Deane, Coongupna, Vic, 16.7.53. Was in storage Winton Vic. Purchased in 2002 by Grahame Field and moved to Forbes NSW and was touring Airshows on a trailer in skeleton form complete with engines, no wood work or fabric and intended to be restored to flying condition. Unfortunately Grahame died and the fuselage was stored in early 2007 with no clear future.

Unfortunately its poor reporting, or exaggerating museum marketing, but at least the basic outcome of this airframe remains coming into formal preservation with the museum is great news, after years of passing through various private owners, the museum should have the capabilities to conserve or restore the airframe for static display.

Regards

Mark Pilkington

Thanks Lanc 35, a real barn find.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-03/rare-avro-anson-warbird-finds-its-was-back-to-world-wwii-base/9723858
“Rare Avro Anson warbird back to roost at WWII training base in Evans Head”

If anyone is interested in a complete Anson I / II steel tube fuselage please ask. Shipping is across the Altantic so may be a bit of a bind.

Good news, in my view a type long neglected ,given how many were scrapped in the UK its a miracle we have a few left. Of course the gem is flying in NZ.

Anson C.19 TX226 is now at montrose air station heritage center in montrose and will be restored in the near future.

Thanks

Dale

Thanks Rich for the quick reply

Regards
Johan

Still in storage as of last week. Looks much like it does in your picture but without the tarpaulin.

Regards,

Rich

Air Atlantique have 4 Ansons, 1 of which flies, and 1 is under long term (very long!) restoration.

Mk C.21 G-VROE ex G-BFIR, WD413 Airworthy
Mk XIX G-AYWA ex OO-VIT OO-DFA, long term restoration
Mk C.19 TX226 Spares use
Mk C.19 TX235 Spares use

I have the pleasure of being the display pilot for the Air Atlantique Anson, what fun !!! 🙂

regards,

Jon.

Recently uploaded a pic of Anson TX226 at Duxford taken ages ago.
Moved to Coventry for spares

AVRO ANSON TX226

Any recent2012 status update available on TX226?

Regards
Johan

Thanks Eric for the reply.

At least ,the Anson is no longer stored and has a suitable roof overhead.

Johan

Thanks Eric for the reply.

At least ,the Anson is no longer stored and has a suitable roof overhead.

Johan

The Anson XIX at a car museum in the southern parts of the Netherlands by 1980 to 1990 or so. The collection closed re-located and focused on oldtimers only.

I understand the Anson is now on display somewhere in the northern parts of the country.

This was in spurious Dutch AF markings as D-26, on loan to the Autotron in Rosmalen until moved back to its owners the Militaire Luchtvaart Museum at Soesterberg. It then went to the Aviodrome at Lelystad until acquired by the Museum Canadian Allied Forces in Groningen where it is displayed painted as K6285/V.

Picture taken at the Autotron, which incidently is owned by Libema, the same company that took over the Aviodrome some weeks ago.

The Anson XIX at a car museum in the southern parts of the Netherlands by 1980 to 1990 or so. The collection closed re-located and focused on oldtimers only.

I understand the Anson is now on display somewhere in the northern parts of the country.

This was in spurious Dutch AF markings as D-26, on loan to the Autotron in Rosmalen until moved back to its owners the Militaire Luchtvaart Museum at Soesterberg. It then went to the Aviodrome at Lelystad until acquired by the Museum Canadian Allied Forces in Groningen where it is displayed painted as K6285/V.

Picture taken at the Autotron, which incidently is owned by Libema, the same company that took over the Aviodrome some weeks ago.

On approach to Abingdon in WD413 last weekend after flying down from CVT.

Tim

Very nice photo Tim

Rob

On approach to Abingdon in WD413 last weekend after flying down from CVT.

Tim

Very nice photo Tim

Rob

This piece about the Reid family’s MH120 ran in several national newspapers in NZ last week.

This piece about the Reid family’s MH120 ran in several national newspapers in NZ last week.

2 Anson photos from my Yahoo stream

The Anson XIX at a car museum in the southern parts of the Netherlands by 1980 to 1990 or so. The collection closed re-located and focused on oldtimers only.

I understand the Anson is now on display somewhere in the northern parts of the country.

ANSON SRS.2 ,VM352 (RNLAF”D-26″)

2nd photo : the Anson at Hendon

ANSON I ,VH-ASM (RAF “W206868”) Fuselage

Johan

2 Anson photos from my Yahoo stream

The Anson XIX at a car museum in the southern parts of the Netherlands by 1980 to 1990 or so. The collection closed re-located and focused on oldtimers only.

I understand the Anson is now on display somewhere in the northern parts of the country.

ANSON SRS.2 ,VM352 (RNLAF”D-26″)

2nd photo : the Anson at Hendon

ANSON I ,VH-ASM (RAF “W206868”) Fuselage

Johan

On approach to Abingdon in WD413 last weekend after flying down from CVT.

Tim