Avro Anson 1/72 Scale Model

British Mk.I - This is a model of a maritime reconnaissance plane that patrolled the coast of England in 1940. The Anson started out as a small commercial airliner in 1935, and was converted to military use in 1936. The British provided some Ansons to the Greeks and South Africans before the war. By the end of 1940, most British coastal patrol duties had been taken over by Bristol Beauforts and Lockheed Hudsons. The Anson continued to be used a military training plane, however, with the last one being built in 1952.

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Avro Anson, Harry Holmes

Avro Anson: Mk's I, III, IV & X, Alan Hall

Avro: The History of an Aircraft Company, Harry Holmes

Coastal Command at War, Chaz Bowyer

Coastal, Support, and Special Squadrons of the RAF and Their Aircraft, John Rawlings

Concise Guide to British Aircraft of World War II, David Mondey

Dust Clouds in the Middle East: The Air War for East Africa, Iraq, Syria, Iran and Madagascar, 1940-42,  Christopher Shores

Fledgling Eagles; The Complete Account of Air Operations During the "Phoney War" and Norwegian Campaign, 1940, Christopher Shores

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RAF Coastal Command in Action 1939-1945, Roy Conyers Nesbit