Hello can anyone help me to I.D. this Avro Anson part the type is a 652A, the panel itself is around 2 and a half foot long, and around 2 inches in depth. it does appear to be some sort of opening panel as on one side there is a bracket that has a tightening type fitting, that once opened it can be secured into place, this is it seems attached to a wooden part of the Aicraft.
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By: hawker1966 - 7th June 2012 at 16:47
Avro Anson Wind Deflector
Hi Deryck just to let you know i have sent you an Email, Cheers.
By: Deryck - 6th June 2012 at 22:00
Hawker, check your PMs and contact me directly if you want photos of the deflectors.
By: Peter - 29th May 2012 at 20:40
Brad, can you email me the pictures.. sent you a email address via pm thanks
By: hawker1966 - 29th May 2012 at 20:37
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By: hawker1966 - 27th May 2012 at 12:50
Also notice about halfway across the indent, where i would say the aerial mask would of hit the wind deflector on impact.
Again a SHAME I.D. of this Anson has been lost, unless anyone can narrow down the Airacaft manufacture, I.E. The Date was 14/5/39 as there hopefully cant of been to many made within that month, also taking in how many would of crashed.Other details i have read as follows on an I.D. plate
AW ROE AND COE LTD
MANCHESTER AND HAMBLE
AVRO TYPE 652A
DWG NO 350D155613
SERIAL NO R3/LW 24052
CAPACITY
INSPECTION
MAKER NO
DATE 14/5/39 MANY THANKS
By: hawker1966 - 27th May 2012 at 12:41
Hi all just found photo (thanks again Peter) of a Mk 1 Anson showing the wind deflector open just in front of the hatch behind the cockpit. photo added.
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By: Peter - 25th May 2012 at 23:31
your welcome Hawker!
By: hawker1966 - 25th May 2012 at 23:27
MANY THANKS Peter and everyone with there reply’s, at last Thanks to Peter for Identifying this panel as has been puzzling me for over 2 years, this forum is fantastic as usual now just need to I.D. Aircraft Cheers Brad.
By: Peter - 25th May 2012 at 23:06
From a Chief engineer on an anson restoration here in canada..
“It’s a wind deflector off of the hatch just behind the cockpit. The hatch swings inward and was mounted on the top of the fuselage in-between the parachute storage bins. The deflector keeps the wind out when hatch is open. Based on the color it’s off of a mark I”
By: hawker1966 - 25th May 2012 at 18:14
Thanks for your reply’s,
Deryck i would be very interested in seeing the photos if possible, i was told by someone that it could be some kind of window panel for letting air into the cockpit. which would make your description very similar. Cheers Brad.
By: Deryck - 25th May 2012 at 13:55
The Canadian built Mark II Anson had wind deflectors just forward of some of the inward opening windows. Presumably the navigators-in-training opened the windows to get a clearer view.
I may have some pictures someplace.
By: DragonflyDH90 - 24th May 2012 at 22:08
Automatic sprung bomb door, locking mechanism for loading shown. Maybe??
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