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

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
Anson 8354, Mk. II
s/n 8354
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8354
last update: 2024-December-25
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
Anson 8355, Mk. II
s/n 8355
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8355
last update: 2024-December-25
1943-March-29 Accident: 2 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Adam | Armstrong | Fridfinnson | Kullbom
1943-September-04 Accident: 2 Service Flying Training School Loc: Killaloe Airport Names: Berry | Cusson | Gilmour
1944-November-29 Accident: 18 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Wright
1946-October-01 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
Anson 8356, Mk. II
s/n 8356
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8356
last update: 2024-December-25
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
Anson 8357, Mk. II
s/n 8357
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8357
last update: 2024-December-25
1942-September-16 Sold as Surplus Sold to USAAF 2019-08-20
1942-September-16 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Anson 8358, Mk. II
s/n 8358
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8358
last update: 2024-December-25
1942-October-05 Accident: 2 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Audet | Bradford | Durrell | Linton | Pascoe
1944-January-17 Accident: 2 Service Flying Training School Loc: Saint-Hubert Quebec Names: Calderwood | Daunnis | Turgeon
1944-October-24 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
Anson 8359, Mk. II
s/n 8359
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8359
last update: 2024-December-25
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
Anson 8360, Mk. II
s/n 8360
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8360
last update: 2024-December-25
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
Anson 8361, Mk. II
s/n 8361
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8361
last update: 2024-December-25
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
Anson 8362, Mk. II
s/n 8362
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8362
last update: 2024-December-25
1942-November-30 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Chatham Names: Holness | Laplante | Walters
1943-February-28 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Adams
1943-April-16 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Nickilo
1946-August-17 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
Anson 8363, Mk. II
s/n 8363
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8363
last update: 2024-December-25
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


Anson 8364, Mk. II
s/n 8364
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8364
last update: 2024-December-25
1946-August-19 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
Anson 8365, Mk. II
s/n 8365
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8365
last update: 2024-December-25
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
Anson 8366, Mk. II
s/n 8366
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8366
last update: 2024-December-25
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
Anson 8367, Mk. II
s/n 8367
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8367
last update: 2024-December-25
1945-October-10 Struck off Strength Struck off, reduced to produce 2019-08-20
Anson 8368, Mk. II
s/n 8368
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8368
last update: 2024-December-25
1946-August-20 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
Anson 8369, Mk. II
s/n 8369
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8369
last update: 2024-December-25
1946-October-02 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
Anson 8370, Mk. II
s/n 8370
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8370
last update: 2024-December-25
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
Anson 8371, Mk. II
s/n 8371
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8371
last update: 2024-December-25
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
Anson 8372, Mk. II
s/n 8372
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8372
last update: 2024-December-25
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
Anson 8373, Mk. II
s/n 8373
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8373
last update: 2024-December-25
1943-January-12 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Moncton Names: Hammond | Ledingham | Watson | Wesson
1944-December-16 Accident: 18 Service Flying Training School Loc: Gimli Manitoba Names: Jones | Wadland
1945-January-17 Struck off Strength Struck off, reduced to produce 2019-08-20
Anson 8374, Mk. II
s/n 8374
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8374
last update: 2024-December-25
1946-August-17 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
Anson 8375, Mk. II
s/n 8375
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8375
last update: 2024-December-25
1942-December-29 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Low Flying Area Names: Holness | Smith
1943-May-21 Accident: 2 Bomb & Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Unoccupied
1944-January-08 Accident: 124 Ferry Squadron Loc: Cochrane Names: Malovechko | Michaud
1945-March-04 Accident: 124 Ferry Squadron Loc: Trenton Names: Sauer
1945-April-13 Struck off Strength Struck off, reduced to spares and produce 2019-08-20
Anson 8376, Mk. II
s/n 8376
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8376
last update: 2024-December-25
1943-February-06 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Di Domenico
1943-May-10 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: St Damien New Brunswick Names: Connaughton | Whitaker
1944-January-28 Accident: 18 Service Flying Training School Loc: Stevenson Field Winnipeg Names: Croot | Graham | Williams
1944-March-31 Accident: 18 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Wilkie
1946-August-20 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
Anson 8377, Mk. II
s/n 8377
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8377
last update: 2024-December-25
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
Anson 8378, Mk. II
s/n 8378
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8378
last update: 2024-December-25
1942-September-16 Sold as Surplus Sold to USAAF 2019-08-20
1942-September-16 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Anson 8379, Mk. II
s/n 8379
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8379
last update: 2024-December-25
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
Anson 8380, Mk. II
s/n 8380
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8380
last update: 2024-December-25
1942-October-09 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Mungall | Rossenti
1942-November-02 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Forced Landing Field Names: Winter
1943-December-06 Accident: 19 Service Flying Training School Loc: R1 Ensign Names: Kitchen | Thomson
1946-August-16 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
Anson 8381, Mk. II
s/n 8381
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8381
last update: 2024-December-25
1942-October-01 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Pugwash Junction Nova Scotia Names: Williams
1942-October-21 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Moncton Names: Grierson | Langdon | Lynch | Schultz | Waugh
1943-January-22 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20



Anson 8382, Mk. II
s/n 8382
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8382
last update: 2024-December-25
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
Anson 8383, Mk. II
s/n 8383
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8383
last update: 2024-December-25
1946-August-17 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
Anson 8384, Mk. II
s/n 8384
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8384
last update: 2024-December-25
1942-December-10 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Pederson
1943-February-12 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Marsh | Tibert
1943-May-20 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Stclere-smith
1944-February-07 Accident: 1 Naval Air Gunnery School Loc: Yarmouth Names: Johnson | Jones | Reed
1944-April-17 Accident: 1 Naval Air Gunnery School Loc: Hebron Nova Scotia Names: Reed | Turner | Walker
1944-June-07 Struck off Strength Struck off, reduced to spares and produce 2019-08-20
Anson 8385, Mk. II
s/n 8385
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8385
last update: 2024-December-25
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
Anson 8386, Mk. II
s/n 8386
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8386
last update: 2024-December-25
1945-January-30 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
Anson 8387, Mk. II
s/n 8387
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8387
last update: 2024-December-25
1942-September-16 Sold as Surplus Sold to USAAF 2019-08-20
1942-September-16 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Anson 8388, Mk. II
s/n 8388
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8388
last update: 2024-December-25
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
Anson 8389, Mk. II
s/n 8389
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8389
last update: 2024-December-25
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
Anson 8390, Mk. II
s/n 8390
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8390
last update: 2024-December-25
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
Anson 8391, Mk. II
s/n 8391
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8391
last update: 2024-December-25
1942-September-14 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Anderson | Cawthon
1943-March-06 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Scoudouc Relief Aerodrome Names: Burns
1945-January-02 Accident: 18 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Smith
1946-July-09 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
Anson 8392, Mk. II
s/n 8392
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8392
last update: 2024-December-25
1942-July-14 Accident: 8 Service Flying Training School Loc: Legerville New Brunswick Names: Canavan | Corvin | Einarson | Loggie | Mash
1943-September-23 Accident: 19 Service Flying Training School Loc: Between Purple Springs & 19 Service Flying Training School Names: Evans
1946-September-05 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
Anson 8393, Mk. II
s/n 8393
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8393
last update: 2024-December-25
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
Anson 8394, Mk. II
s/n 8394
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8394
last update: 2024-December-25
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
Anson 8395, Mk. II
s/n 8395
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8395
last update: 2024-December-25
1946-May-06 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
Anson 8396, Mk. II
s/n 8396
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8396
last update: 2024-December-25
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
Anson 8397, Mk. II
s/n 8397
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8397
last update: 2024-December-25
1946-August-20 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
Anson 8398, Mk. II
s/n 8398
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8398
last update: 2024-December-25
1942-September-16 Sold as Surplus Sold to USAAF 2019-08-20
1942-September-16 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Anson 8399, Mk. II
s/n 8399
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8399
last update: 2024-December-25
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
Anson 8400, Mk. II
s/n 8400
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8400
last update: 2024-December-25
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
Anson 8401, Mk. II
s/n 8401
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8401
last update: 2024-December-25
1943-July-21 Accident: 13 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Hollely | Humphrey | Leyland
1943-November-10 Accident: 13 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Johnson | Scott
1943-November-25 Accident: 13 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Jordan | Worsfold
1946-May-06 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
Anson 8402, Mk. II
s/n 8402
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8402
last update: 2024-December-25
1943-August-30 Accident: 13 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Martin | Maylam | Robinson | Saxe
1943-November-06 Accident: 13 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Adams | Laughlin | March
1943-December-22 Accident: 13 Service Flying Training School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Lane
1945-January-27 Struck off Strength Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for disposal 2019-08-20
Anson 8403, Mk. II
s/n 8403
m/d 652A
Canadian Car & Foundry
8403
last update: 2024-December-25
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