AVRO ANSON NO.6013 AA NO.1 SFTS RCAF

AVRO ANSON NO.6013 AA NO.1 SFTS RCAFThe Avro Anson was a British twin engined aircraft that served with the RAF, Fleet Air Arm and Commonwealth Air Forces before, during and after WWII. One of its key roles was as a training aircraft. We see it here as used for that purpose by the No. 1 Services Flying Training School, Royal Canadian Air Force, based at Camp Borden in Ontario, which specialised in advanced pilot training. The school eventually evolved into 1 Canadian Forces Flying

who used them in various ways until 1944

with 309 examples produced in total

3S and 4S Li-Po batteries as well as 6-8 cell NI-MH batteries at selectable charge currents

Flexible and durable

it has been often modified by the field workshops

meaning great power and high drain

but went on to be used extensively by the Royal Air Force as an advanced fast jet training aircraft

Grime 2 Shine

its awe-inspiring 120mm main gun accounting for numerous Iraqi T-72 tanks

Limited Edition

This new Airfix QUICKBUILD version comes with the famous D-Day stripes (to avoid friendly fire) and when built has a rotatable propeller

The end of the Second World War saw victorious Allied nations desperately attempting to secure details of German jet technology and high-speed research data which could be applied to their own jet projects