Anson (Total: 4,817, Canadian: 50, Group 50)

Avro Anson

Avro Anson Mk. V
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
The Museum's Anson Mk. V was built by MacDonald Brothers in Winnipeg in 1944. It flew with No. 7 Photographic Wing and No. 414 Squadron in Ottawa on photo survey work until the late 1940s. In 1956, it was purchased by INCO and used for mineral surveying until 1980, when it was donated to the Museum. The exterior is painted in the yellow colour common to all BCATP trainers and is in its same wartime RCAF markings.

The Avro Anson was known by a number of nicknames including "Faithful Annie" or "Flying Greenhouse". It was the first aircraft to be flown by the Royal Canadian Air Force to have a retractable undercarriage, which was a comparative novelty in 1936. In 1940, a Canadian government owned company, Federal Aircraft Limited, was created in Montreal to manufacture the Anson for Canadian use. Nearly 3,000 Anson aircraft were produced and, in the early days of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP), the Anson was the standard trainer for many pilots, observers (navigators), wireless operators and bomb aimers. More than 20,000 aircrew received training on the Anson. In Canadian service, the aircraft was substantially re-designed with the substitution of North American engines and many other airframe and equipment changes. Harold Skaarup web pages

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Anson 8354, Mk. II

s/n 8354

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8354

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942, for use by No. 8 Service Flying Training School at Moncton, NB. Category A crash near Sackville, NB on 5 June 1943. Ownership to No. 4 Repair Depot at Scoudouc, NB on 10 June 1943, delivered there on 18 June 1943.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-May-19 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1943-June-05 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: SWest Sackville New Brunswick Names: Byrne
   1943-September-28 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 339

Anson 8355, Mk. II

s/n 8355

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8355

Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 30 November 1942. To workshop reserve at No. 9 Repair Depot on 15 September 1943. To No. 2 Training Command on 23 October 1943. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944. Pending disposal from 27 June 1945. By 27 November 1945 on the books of Maintenance Command, stored at No. 5 Surplus Equipment Holding Unit at Neepawa, Manitoba, where it was noted with 1302:25 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 339

Anson 8356, Mk. II

s/n 8356

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8356

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942, for use by No. 8 Service Flying Training School at Moncton, NB. To storage with No. 2 Training Command on 12 October 1943. Issued from storage on 18 October 1943, for use by No. 18 Service Flying Training School at Gimli, Manitoba. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944. Pending disposal from 6 February 1945. By 27 November 1945 on the books of Maintenance Command, stored at No. 3 Surplus Equipment Holding Unit at Swift Current, Saskatchewan, where it was noted with 2103:20 total time.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-May-19 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1944-June-08 Accident: 18 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Chamberlin
   1946-August-19 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 339

Anson 8357, Mk. II

s/n 8357

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8357

Delivered to long term storage. Diverted to USAAF from reserves as Federal Aircraft AT-20, US serial number 43-8211. Delivered to Stockton Field, California by USAAF pilots before US serial was marked.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-May-08 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
   1942-September-16 Sold as Surplus Sold to USAAF 2019-08-20
   1942-September-16 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 339

Anson 8358, Mk. II

s/n 8358

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8358

Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 June 1942. To Central Aircraft at Crumlin, Ontario for repairs, 20 March to 2 June 1944. To storage with No. 1 Training Command when completed. Pending disposal from 24 October 1944. Stored at No. 6 Repair Depot, where it was noted with 210:25 total time, 3:45 since overhaul.
last update: 2024-December-25
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 339

Anson 8359, Mk. II

s/n 8359

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8359

Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 June 1942. To storage 11 March to 2 August 1943, then back to No. 3 Training Command. To storage with No. 1 Training Command on 5 February 1944, issued from storage on 22 March 1944. To workshop reserve at No. 6 Repair Depot at Trenton on 6 December 1944. Pending disposal from 18 June 1946, still at No. 6 Repair Depot. Noted with 1135:30 logged time, never overhauled, while in storage at Trenton.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-May-09 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1943-January-22 Accident: 2 Service Flying Training School Loc: Pendleton Names: Ellis | Fridfinnson | Kinsey | Lambert
   1946-October-05 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 339

Anson 8360, Mk. II

s/n 8360

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8360

Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 June 1942. To No. 6 Repair Depot at Trenton for scrapping on 15 November 1943, following a crash. To storage with No. 1 Training Command on 13 June 1944. To No. 1 Air Command on 15 January 1945, still in storage. Pending disposal from 15 May 1945. Noted with 963:20 logged time, never overhauled, while in storage at No. 6 Repair Depot.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-May-09 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1943-October-31 Accident: 2 Service Flying Training School Loc: Names: Carron
   1946-May-07 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 339

Anson 8361, Mk. II

s/n 8361

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8361

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942, for use by No. 8 Service Flying Training School at Moncton, NB. Assigned to No. 4 Training Command on 29 June 1943, delivered on 14 July 1943. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944. Pending disposal from 13 February 1945. By 27 November 1945 on the books of Maintenance Command, stored at No. 3 Surplus Equipment Holding Unit at Swift Current, Saskatchewan, where it was noted with 2235:55 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-May-09 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1943-January-23 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Helmsley | O'Grady | Smith
   1946-August-20 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 339

Anson 8362, Mk. II

s/n 8362

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8362

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942, for use by No. 8 Service Flying Training School at Moncton, NB. To No. 4 Repair Depot on 29 April 1943, following a crash. Ownership to Eastern Air Command on same date. To Canada Car & Foundry for repairs, 3 May 1943 to 21 September 1944. To storage with No. 3 Training Command when completed. To No. 1Air Command on 15 January 1945, still in storage. Pending disposal from 29 May 1945. Stored by No. 6 Repair Depot at No. 4 Reserve Equipment Maintenance Unit, where it was noted with 569:05 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 339

Anson 8363, Mk. II

s/n 8363

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8363

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942, for use by No. 8 Service Flying Training School at Moncton, NB. To storage with No. 2 Training Command on 20 September 1943, issued from storage on 2 October 1943. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944. With No. 18 Service Flying Training School at Gimli, Manitoba when it crashed near Dugald, Manitoba (60 miles south of Gimli, near Winnipeg) on 24 December 1944. Leading Aircraftman E.A. Fouracres and Leading Aircraftman P. Hollingsbee, both RAF, killed. To No. 8 Repair Depot on 5 January 1945, for scrapping.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-May-11 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1944-December-24 Accident: 18 Service Flying Training School Loc: Dugald Manitoba Names: Fouracres | Hollingsbee
   1945-January-17 Struck off Strength Struck off, reduced to spares and produce 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8364, Mk. II

s/n 8364

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8364

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942, for use by No. 8 Service Flying Training School at Moncton, NB. To storage with No. 2 Training Command on 21 August 1943, issued from storage on 7 September 1943. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944. Pending disposal from 6 February 1945. By 27 November 1945 on the books of Maintenance Command, stored at No. 3 Surplus Equipment Holding Unit at Swift Current, Saskatchewan, where it was noted with 2105:10 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-May-11 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
   1946-August-19 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8365, Mk. II

s/n 8365

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8365

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942, for use by No. 8 Service Flying Training School at Moncton, NB. To storage with No. 2 Training Command on 30 August 1943, issued from storage on 7 September 1943. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944. Pending disposal from 6 February 1945. By 27 November 1945 on the books of Maintenance Command, stored at No. 3 Surplus Equipment Holding Unit at Swift Current, Saskatchewan, where it was noted with 2007:05 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-May-07 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1943-March-15 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Morgan
   1946-August-20 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8366, Mk. II

s/n 8366

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8366

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942, for use by No. 8 Service Flying Training School at Moncton, NB. To No. 4 Training Command on 24 June 1943. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944. Pending disposal from 12 February 1945. By 27 November 1945 on the books of Maintenance Command, stored at No. 3 Surplus Equipment Holding Unit at Swift Current, Saskatchewan, where it was noted with 2266:50 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-May-07 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1944-October-26 Accident: 19 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Earle | Quirk
   1946-August-16 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8367, Mk. II

s/n 8367

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8367

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942, for use by No. 8 Service Flying Training School at Moncton, NB. To storage with No. 2 Training Command on 9 August 1943, issued from storage on 7 September 1943. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944. To No. 8 Repair Depot for scrapping on 3 September 1945, following a crash.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-May-07 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
   1945-October-10 Struck off Strength Struck off, reduced to produce 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8368, Mk. II

s/n 8368

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8368

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942, for use by No. 8 Service Flying Training School at Moncton, NB. To storage with No. 2 Training Command on 21 August 1943, issued from storage on 7 September 1943. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944. Pending disposal from 2 February 1945. By 27 November 1945 on the books of Maintenance Command, stored at No. 3 Surplus Equipment Holding Unit at Swift Current, Saskatchewan, where it was noted with 2100:05 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-May-07 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
   1946-August-20 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8369, Mk. II

s/n 8369

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8369

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942, for use by No. 8 Service Flying Training School at Moncton, NB. Assigned to No. 4 Training Command on 16 June 1943, for use by No. 19 Service Flying Training School at Vulcan, Alberta, delivered there on 2 July 1943. Pending disposal from 8 November 1944. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944, still pending disposal. By 27 November 1945 on the books of Maintenance Command, stored at No. 3 Surplus Equipment Holding Unit at Swift Current, Saskatchewan, where it was noted with 2103:10 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-May-07 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
   1946-October-02 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8370, Mk. II

s/n 8370

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8370

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942, for use by No. 8 Service Flying Training School at Moncton, NB. Still with this School when it ditched in Northumberland Sound, 4 miles east of West Point, PEI, about 150 yards off shore, following an engine failure on 24 November 1942. No recorded fatalities. To No. 4 Repair Depot on 27 November 1942, ownership to Eastern Air Command on same date. To Canada Car & Foundry at Amherst, NS for crash repairs on 4 January 1943. Request to scrap sent from No. 17 Aeronautical Inspection Detachment on 19 May 1943.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-May-07 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1942-November-24 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: West Point Names: Chester | Mcdormand
   1943-August-10 Struck off Strength Struck off, reduced to spares and produce 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8371, Mk. II

s/n 8371

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8371

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942. To storage with No. 2 Training Command on 25 September 1943. Issued from storage on 18 October 1943, for use by No. 18 Service Flying Training School at Gimli, Manitoba. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944. Pending disposal from 10 October 1945. By 28 November 1945 on the books of Maintenance Command, stored at No. 4 Surplus Equipment Holding Unit at Estevan, Saskatchewan, where it was noted with 1860:40 logged time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-May-07 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1942-October-21 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Dunphy
   1946-August-21 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8372, Mk. II

s/n 8372

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8372

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942. To Eastern Air Command on 5 August 1943, for use by No. 1 Naval Air Gunners School at Yarmouth, NS. To storage with No. 2 Training Command on 25 November 1943, issued from storage on 20 July 1944. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944. Pending disposal from 21 March 1945. By 27 November 1945 on the books of Maintenance Command, stored at No. 3 Surplus Equipment Holding Unit at Swift Current, Saskatchewan, where it was noted with 983:10 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-May-07 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1943-April-18 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Fraser
1944-January-13 Accident: 124 Ferry Squadron Loc: Cartierville Names: Platt | Talkington
   1946-August-17 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8373, Mk. II

s/n 8373

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8373

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942. To storage with No. 2 Training Command on 30 August 1943. Issued from storage on 2 October 1943, for use by No. 18 Service Flying Training School at Gimli, Manitoba. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944. Category A crash on 16 December 1944, while with No. 18 Service Flying Training School. To No. 8 Repair Depot on same date, for scrapping.
last update: 2024-December-25
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8374, Mk. II

s/n 8374

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8374

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942. To Eastern Air Command on 27 July 1943, for use by No. 1 Naval Air Gunners School at Yarmouth, NS. To storage with No. 2 Training Command on 25 November 1943, issued from storage on 9 February 1944. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944. Pending disposal from 29 March 1945. By 27 November 1945 on the books of Maintenance Command, stored at No. 3 Surplus Equipment Holding Unit at Swift Current, Saskatchewan, where it was noted with 1956:40 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-May-07 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
   1946-August-17 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8375, Mk. II

s/n 8375

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8375

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942, for use by No. 8 Service Flying Training School at Moncton, NB. To Eastern Air Command on 26 July 1943, for use by No. 1 Naval Air Gunners School at Yarmouth, NS. To workshop reserve at No. 6 Repair Depot, Trenton, on 15 January 1945. To Central Aircraft at Crumlin, Ontario for overhaul, 17 March to 19 July 1944. To storage with No. 1 Training Command when completed. To No. 1 Air Command on 15 January 1945, still in storage. Category C damage at St. Hubert on 4 March 1945. Request to scrap from No. 6 Repair Depot dated 12 March 1945.
last update: 2024-December-25
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8376, Mk. II

s/n 8376

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8376

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942. To storage with No. 2 Training Command on 13 September 1943. Issued from storage on 2 October 1943. Record Card says issued to No. 16 Service Flying Training School at Hagersville, Ontario (a No. 1 TC School), probably issued to No. 18 Service Flying Training School at Gimli, Manitoba. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944. Pending disposal from 2 February 1945. By 27 November 1945 on the books of Maintenance Command, stored at No. 3 Surplus Equipment Holding Unit at Swift Current, Saskatchewan, where it was noted with 1997:25 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8377, Mk. II

s/n 8377

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8377

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942. To storage with No. 2 Training Command on 13 September 1943. Issued from storage on 12 October 1943, for use by No. 18 Service Flying Training School at Gimli, Manitoba. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944. Pending disposal from 21 March 1945. By 27 November 1945 on the books of Maintenance Command, stored at No. 3 Surplus Equipment Holding Unit at Swift Current, Saskatchewan, where it was noted with 2006:35 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-May-22 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1943-May-18 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Gallen | Ward | Webb
   1946-August-19 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8378, Mk. II

s/n 8378

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8378

Delivered to long term storage. Diverted to USAAF from reserves as Federal Aircraft AT-20, US serial number 43-8212. Delivered to Stockton Field, California by UAAF pilots before US serial was marked.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-May-23 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
   1942-September-16 Sold as Surplus Sold to USAAF 2019-08-20
   1942-September-16 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8379, Mk. II

s/n 8379

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8379

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942. To Eastern Air Command on 8 June 1943, for use by No. 1 Naval Air Gunners School at Yarmouth, NS. Pending disposal from 3 April 1945, on the books of Maintenance Command. Stored at No. 8 Surplus Equipment Holding Unit, where it was noted with 1220:10 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-May-26 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1942-October-10 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Eldred | Fyfe | Seville
1942-November-17 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Reid | Trites
   1945-November-08 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8380, Mk. II

s/n 8380

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8380

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942, for use by No. 8 Service Flying Training School at Moncton, NB. To Canada Car and Foundry at Amherst for crash repairs, 20 November 1942 to 24 April 1943. To storage with No. 4 Training Command when completed. Issued from storage on 20 May 1943, delivered to No. 19 Service Flying Training School at Vulcan, Alberta on 28 May 1943. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944. Pending disposal from 27 April 1945. By 27 November 1945 on the books of Maintenance Command, stored by No. 10 Repair Depot at No. 103 Reserve Equipment Maintenance Satellite at Vulcan, where it was noted with 1801:35 logged time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8381, Mk. II

s/n 8381

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8381

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942. Served with No. 8 Service Flying Training School at Moncton, NB when it was involved in a mid air collision with Harvard 3774 of the same school on 21 October 1942, at 15:00, 4 miles north of Moncton. Both occupants of Harvard parachuted with minor injuries, all 3 occupants of Anson killed. Ownership to No. 4 Repair Depot on 27 November 1942 for scrapping.
last update: 2024-December-25 📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8382, Mk. II

s/n 8382

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8382

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942. Assigned to storage with No. 2 Training Command on 7 September 1943, but this was cancelled. Crashed in fall of 1943, classified as Category B damage, possibly while ferrying to western Canada. To No. 8 Repair Depot on 18 October 1943 for salvage action. To MacDonald Brothers Aircraft for repairs, 25 October 1943 to 23 February 1944. To storage with No. 2 Training Command when completed. To storage with No. 4 Training Command on 7 July 1944, issued from storage on 1 September 1944. To No. 2 Air command on 1 December 1944. To storage on 5 May 1945. Pending disposal from 1 October 1945. By 27 November 1945 on the books of Maintenance Command, stored at No. 3 Reserve Equipment Maintenance Unit.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-May-29 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1943-October-05 Accident: 124 Ferry Squadron Loc: Ghost River Ontario Names: Bissonnette | Mcmartin
   1946-August-22 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8383, Mk. II

s/n 8383

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8383

Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 30 November 1943. To storage, 11 March 1943 to 23 August 1944. To storage with No. 1 Training Command on 27 December 1944. To No. 1 Air Command on 15 January 1945, still in storage. Pending disposal from 29 May 1945. Stored by No. 6 Repair Depot at No. 4 Reserve Equipment Maintenance Unit at Brantford, Ontario, where it was noted with 83:10 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-May-30 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
   1946-August-17 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8384, Mk. II

s/n 8384

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8384

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942. To Eastern Air Command on 3 August 1944, for use by No. 1 Naval Air Gunners School at Yarmouth, NS. Crashed near Yarmouth on 11 April 1944, declared Category A. To No. 4 Depot for scrapping on 24 April 1944.

last update: 2024-December-25
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8385, Mk. II

s/n 8385

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8385

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942. To storage with No. 2 Training Command on 9 August 1943, issued from storage on 7 September 1943. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944. Pending disposal from 13 February 1945. By 27 November 1945 on the books of Maintenance Command, stored at No. 3 Surplus Equipment Maintenance Unit at Swift Current, Saskatchewan, where it was noted with 2006:10 logged time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-June-04 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1943-May-20 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Stclere-smith
1943-October-21 Accident: 18 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Juzda
   1946-August-20 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8386, Mk. II

s/n 8386

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8386

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942. To storage on 12 October 1943 1943. To No. 2 Training Command on 18 October 1943, for use by No. 18 Service Flying Training School at Gimli, Manitoba. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944. To workshop reserve at No. 8 Repair Depot on 12 January 1945, written off there. Retained in whole state after being written off.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-June-05 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
   1945-January-30 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8387, Mk. II

s/n 8387

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8387

Delivered to stored reserve. Diverted to USAAF from reserves as Federal Aircraft AT-20, US serial number 43-8210. Delivered to Stockton Field, California by USAAF pilots before US serial was marked.

last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-June-05 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
   1942-September-16 Sold as Surplus Sold to USAAF 2019-08-20
   1942-September-16 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8388, Mk. II

s/n 8388

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8388

Equipped with dual control brakes. Delivered to long term storage. Issued from storage on 20 August 1942, for use by No. 8 Service Flying Training School at Moncton, NB. To Eastern Air Command and No. 4 Repair Depot for salvage on 28 April 1943, following a crash. To workshop reserve at No. 4 Repair Depot on 1 May 1943. To Canada Car & Foundry at Amherst, NS for repairs, 27 April 1943 (or 1944?) to 27 June 1944. To storage with Eastern Air Command when completed. Pending disposal with No. 1 Air Command from 3 April 1945. Stored by No. 9 Repair Depot at St. Jeans, Quebec, where it was noted with 627:10 total time, 5:00 since overhaul.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-June-06 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1943-April-19 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Bagg | Catlow | Chambers | Morse
   1945-November-08 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8389, Mk. II

s/n 8389

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8389

To No. 1 Air Command on 15 January 1945. To storage on 17 March 1945. Pending disposal from 29 May 1945. Stored by No. 6 Repair Depot at No. 4 Reserve Equipment Maintenance Unit, where it was noted with 1586:05 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-June-08 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1945-January-11 Accident: 2 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Beemer | Furness | Gilmour | Nolan | Turner | White
   1947-June-27 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8390, Mk. II

s/n 8390

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8390

To storage with No. 2 Training Command on 5 August 1943. Issued from storage on 2 October 1943, for use by No. 18 Service Flying Training School at Gimli, Manitoba. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944. Pending disposal from 16 July 1945. Stored by Maintenance Command at No. 5 Satellite Equipment Holding Unit at Neepawa, Manitoba, where it was noted with 1873:40 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-June-08 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1943-March-15 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Morgan
1943-May-10 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Sackville New Brunswick Names: Fallis | Woodroffe
   1946-October-01 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8391, Mk. II

s/n 8391

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8391

To storage with No. 2 Training Command on 30 August 1943. Issued from storage on 7 September 1943. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944. Pending disposal from 16 April 1945. By 27 November 1945 on the books of Maintenance Command, stored at No. 5 Satellite Equipment Holding Unit at Neepawa, Manitoba, where it was noted with 1891:55 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8392, Mk. II

s/n 8392

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8392

To workshop reserve at No. 4 Repair Depot at Scoudouc, NB on 25 July 1942. to storage with Eastern Air Command on 25 March 1943. To storage with No. 4 Training Command on 10 May 1943. Issued from storage on 29 June 1943, for use by No. 19 Service Flying Training School at Vulcan, Alberta. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944. To storage on 23 March 1945. Pending disposal from 8 June 1945. Stored at No. 101 Reserve Equipment Maintenance Satellite at Fort McLeod, Alberta, where it was noted with 702:40 logged time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8393, Mk. II

s/n 8393

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8393

To Eastern Air Command on 27 July 1943, for use by No. 1 Naval Air Gunners School at Yarmouth, NS. Category C damage while with this School, on 4 August 1944. Pending disposal from 3 April 1945. Stored by No. 6 Repair Depot at No. 8 Surplus Equipment Holding Unit, where it was noted with 993:05 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-June-13 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1944-January-13 Accident: 1 Naval Air Gunnery School Loc: Liverpool Nova Scotia Names: Reed | Stroud | Struthers
1944-August-04 Accident: 1 Naval Air Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: King
   1946-July-09 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8394, Mk. II

s/n 8394

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8394

To storage with No. 1 Training Command on 5 February 1944, issued from storage on 22 March 1944. Pending disposal from 20 September 1944. To No. 1 Air Command from 15 January 1945, still pending disposal. Stored at No. 5 Service Flying Training School at Brantford, Ontario, where it was noted with 1103:05 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-June-12 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1942-July-30 Accident: 13 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Egan | Graham | Woodridge
   1945-January-27 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8395, Mk. II

s/n 8395

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8395

To storage with No. 1 Training Command on 23 February 1944. Pending disposal from 20 September 1944. To No. 1 Air Command from 15 January 1945, still in storage. Pending disposal from 15 May 1945. Stored at No. 6 Repair Depot, where it was noted with 1051:05 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-June-13 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
   1946-May-06 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8396, Mk. II

s/n 8396

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8396

To Eastern Air Command on 27 July 1943, for use by No. 1 Naval Air Gunners School at Yarmouth, NS. Pending disposal with No. 1 Air Command from 3 April 1945. Stored at No. 8 Surplus Equipment Holding Unit at St. Jean, Quebec, where it was noted with 1396:30 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-June-17 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1942-October-13 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Chipman New Brunswick Names: Arnold | Mcmanes | Ockenden | Thorvaldson
1944-August-02 Accident: 1 Naval Air Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Austin | Blythe | Coote | Zaphe
   1945-November-08 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8397, Mk. II

s/n 8397

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8397

To storage with No. 2 Training Command on 30 August 1943. Issued from storage on 2 October 1943, for use by No. 18 Service Flying Training School at Gimli, Manitoba. To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944. Pending disposal from 13 February 1945. By 27 November 1945 on the books of Maintenance Command, stored at No. 3 Surplus Equipment Holding Unit at Swift Current, Saskatchewan, where it was noted with 2037:20 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-June-18 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
   1946-August-20 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8398, Mk. II

s/n 8398

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8398

Delivered to stored reserve. Diverted to USAAF from reserves as Federal Aircraft AT-20, serial number in the 43-8226 to -8229 range. Ferried to US by USAAF pilots.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-June-19 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
   1942-September-16 Sold as Surplus Sold to USAAF 2019-08-20
   1942-September-16 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8399, Mk. II

s/n 8399

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8399

To storage with No. 1 Training Command on 23 February 1944. Pending disposal from 20 September 1944. To No. 1 Air Command from 15 January 1945, still in storage. Pending disposal from 15 May 1945. Stored at No. 6 Repair Depot, where it was noted with 1069:35 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-June-20 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1943-December-30 Accident: 13 Service Flying Training School Loc: St Johns Aerodrome Names: Franser | Henderson | MacAdam | Spacklin
   1946-April-24 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8400, Mk. II

s/n 8400

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8400

To No. 1 Training Command on 5 February 1944, for use by No. 5 Service Flying Training School at Brantford, Ontario. To workshop reserve at No. 6 Repair Depot on 26 August 1944 following a Category C crash. Request to scrap from No. 6 Repair Depot dated 3 November 1944, approved 24 November 1944.

last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-June-22 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1942-October-31 Accident: 13 Service Flying Training School Loc: Saint-Hubert Quebec Aerodrome Names: Hill | Shields | Vanier | Webb
1944-August-21 Accident: 5 Service Flying Training School Loc: Harriston Ontario Names: Farrell
   1944-November-24 Struck off Strength Struck off, reduced to spares and produce 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8401, Mk. II

s/n 8401

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8401

To storage with No. 1 Training Command on 26 February 1944. To No. 1 Air Command on 15 January 1945, still in storage. Pending disposal from 15 May 1945. Stored at No. 6 Repair Depot, where it was noted with 962:50 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8402, Mk. II

s/n 8402

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8402

To No. 1 Training Command on 5 February 1944, for use by No. 5 Service Flying Training School at Brantford, Ontario. Pending disposal from 9 December 1944. To No. 1 Air Command on 15 January 1945, still pending disposal. Stored at No. 4 Reserve Equipment Maintenance Unit at Brantford, where it was noted with 1599:40 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340

Anson 8403, Mk. II

s/n 8403

m/d 652A

Canadian Car & Foundry

8403

Delivered to long term stored reserve. Issued from storage on 30 November 1942. To No. 1 Air Command on 15 January 1945. To storage on 14 April 1945. Pending disposal from 12 July 1945. Stored by Maintenance Command at No. 4 Reserve Maintenance Unit at Brantford, Ontario, where it was noted with 1406:10 total time, never overhauled.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1942-May-19 Taken on Strength No. 3 Training Command 2019-08-20
1943-April-03 Accident: 2 Service Flying Training School Loc: Gananoque Aerodrome Names: Fredfinson
   1947-June-27 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 340