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| Caption | Anson aircraft in flight, circa mid-1930s ww2dbase | ||||
| Date | 1936 | ||||
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| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
| Photo Size | 600 x 281 pixels | ||||
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21 Mar 2009 11:43:58 AM
The first prototype of the Avro Anson Mk 1 K-4771 flew on 24 March 1935. The aircraft is camouflaged what looks like dark green, dark earth and night finish undersides in black. Fuselage marking are Type 'A1' roundel is dull red, white, dull blue and yellow. I'll date this around 1939-40.