Elegant doesn't even scratch the surface as to the sight and sound. So common in the day but so rare today! A fine wine indeed of its own vintage. Brilliant.
My dad was a navigator on Anson Mk.1's and flew air/sea rescue flights with 280 Squadron RAF. He wore the observer's badge, a winged "O" unofficially known as the "Flying A$$hole". In the early days of WW2, most of the trained observers were washouts from pilot training. My dad wasn't --- he'd gone straight to air navigation school in Canada without ever taking any flight training at all. But one day my dad's pilot decided it would be a good idea if he knew how to land the Annie in case anything happened to him, so he and my dad switched seats and my dad took control. He hit the runway so hard, he broke the tailwheel. The pilot told him "I thought you knew how to fly!" My dad told him "Nope, this was my first time!" The poor pilot knew he couldn't tell anyone what really happened, so he kept mum and let on that he was the one who misjudged the landing. The powers-that-be dutifully put a black mark in his pilot's log, and my dad never piloted an aircraft again.
My father was a RAAF flying instructor in Britain during WW2. The Anson was one of the aircraft in which he taught. This is superb job of restoration and thanks for the videos, they give a splendid feel for what he experienced. I wish I could have been at the airshow. maybe next year.
As an RAF Air Cadet, I flew in one from Old Sarum to UpAvon, UK, in about 1959... A VERY short hop. One engine quit early, but the other could manage quite well, until, it too, began to splutter. The Co-pilot came back to the passenger seats and said, "No worries, this old bird could glide to Paris" ( about 150miles away), "if we asked her to!". We glided into Upavon on no power, and, sure enough, on landing, the engines spluttered back to life to taxi us to the hard standing... My return was DH Chipmunk , (No excitement, just a good view) to Old Sarum grass strip, to arrive back in the middle of gaggles of Blackburn Beverleys and Armstrong Whitworth Argosies taking off and landing, what chaos, what fun!
Proud to say this was the first aircraft type I sat in; a grounded version at Shell Island, Wales, UK when I was about 10yrs old in 1969. I remember my dad explaining what the main spar was that I had to climb over before I got to sit in the (very comfortable) pilot's seat.
Another beautiful video by Historical machines etc! I've seen aeroplanes flying on this channel one never sees in UK...great work by all those who keep these old planes flying...
I remember the dear old Anson. It served for about 30 years. Originally intended as light bomber and reconnaisance, in my day it was used in light transport roles but mainly training.
Hi Bill & Robyn, Your girl looks fantastic, so happy to see her flying you all did a great job with it, Mine is up for sale needs to find a new home, I hates seeing it in the shed and no one getting to see her. So if your interested let me know. Have to get over there for a flight one day :)
This vid brings back some good memories; I've seen her in (and above) Wanaka in 2014 and yes, I,ve built the Airfix kit long, long ago....Thanx heaps for sharing..!
The ring on top is the ancestor of what became ADF (automatic direction finder) works by comparing the signal strength of a directional antenna pointing in different directions. At first, this system was used by land and marine-based radio operators, using a simple rotatable loop antenna linked to a degree indicator. This system was later adopted for both ships and aircraft, and was widely used in the 1930s and 1940s
Many bombers and pluri member aircraft used this kind of antenna! Its a directional antenna. The operator (usualy the navigator) rotates the antenna to find thwe stronger signal of the "transmitting lighthouse" ( I dont know how they are calling in english, [transmitters only with a bip sound in various parts of the word aiming to help the plane navigation)] and to find the correct way.
What a great looking plane, and quite rare. My half brother was shot down in one, in August 1940, over the North Sea. He and another survived the War as POWs. and two other crew died.
Directional loop You turn it until the signal is strongest and the direction it is pointed in is where the signal is coming form. Priceless in navigating
Hi, Wonderful, just wonderful old Bomber video, please post More of it. Very few of these left. Saw one in GB that still flew, but it had a sheet-metal wing. They made few like that. This one here seems to have the all wood-and-fabric wing? And Horizontal? Regards from Alaska!
Yip, you'd be dead right there as regards to the reference of the Anson not being a "Bomber". Probably did most other things but to my knowledge the said Anson was never a bomber!! with those little engines it would have had a hell of a struggle to merely get off the runway & never mind about a bomb load!! (yeah right)
Sorry to contradict you, but my father’s squadron was equipped with Ansons at the commencement of WW2 (217 Sqdn Coastal Command). They carried out daylight bombing raids on French coastal installations as well as convoy escort duties. They later converted to Beaufort Mk 1 torpedo bombers after Ansons were taken out of front line duties.
My dad flew Air/Sea Rescue patrols in Ansons with Coastal Command, and he often said the worst part was going to war in a plane that couldn't fight and couldn't run away.
Why does the commentator refer to the Avro Anson as a bomber. It was nothing of the sort! It and the similar Airspeed Oxford were primarily communications aircraft which had other tasks such as navigation trainer. In fact in the distant past I did one of these navigation courses at RAF Hullavington.
@@HistAvFilmUnit I used to watch the Anson many times flying over our house at N.Romford , Essex . The air was alive with a variety of aircraft in the ' 50 's . Before re-locating , it was the daily flyover of Concorde that shattered the peace . We once had a Red Baron replica tri-plane go over ! N. Weald was the main supplier for spotters . As a soldier l was lucky to be based next door to Farnborough in 1962 , a spotters dream . Really grateful to learn about the H A F Unit , best wishes for Easter .
I completely agree Roy! In the Canadian north, used for "training only" out of Sidney, BC airport. This plane never saw battle nor was it equipped for battle. Not sure about the history down south but many, many went down during inclement (West Coast, British Columbia) weather and training exercises.
My dad flew in Anson Mk.1's with Coastal Command. His Annie had a small bomb bay originally designed to carry puny 100lb bombs, but which carried a couple of inflatable dinghies instead. However the dinghies were so big, and the bomb bay was so small, that they couldn't get the bomb bay doors to close all the way. So my dad flew some 500-hours-worth of air/sea rescue patrols over the North Sea with the bomb bay unshut. btw, many of the Ansons in my dad's squadron had a special modification: As well as the Vickers K gun mounted in the turret, they mounted an extra pair of Vickers K guns in beam positions for defense. This was good, because my dad often said how it was a helpless feeling going to war in an airplane that couldn't fight and couldn't run away. He and his crew put those guns to use one day when they came across a German trawler being used to give early warning to German air defenses of Allied bombers crossing the North Sea. They shot up the trawler, forcing it to head back to port. That was the one-and-only time during the war that he had to shoot at anyone or anything.
I was in the Anti Nazi league, yet I still fly the one with the big Swastikas on it. They are pretty and blue and who cares anyway, it's Finnish. It just looks cooler, sorry, but like I said, anti fascist here, likes the pretty Swastika though, how weird.
Calum Little, As far as I know the symbol you mentioned is not swastika. This symbol is similar to NAZIonalistic swastika but differ. This symbol came to Finland from Sweden and earlier than swastika. Finland used this symbol during fighting against interNAZIonalistic red USSR. Do not forget that NAZIonalistic Germany and interNAZIonalistic red USSR are allies September 1939 - May 1941.
Elegant doesn't even scratch the surface as to the sight and sound. So common in the day but so rare today! A fine wine indeed of its own vintage. Brilliant.
My dad was a navigator on Anson Mk.1's and flew air/sea rescue flights with 280 Squadron RAF. He wore the observer's badge, a winged "O" unofficially known as the "Flying A$$hole".
In the early days of WW2, most of the trained observers were washouts from pilot training. My dad wasn't --- he'd gone straight to air navigation school in Canada without ever taking any flight training at all. But one day my dad's pilot decided it would be a good idea if he knew how to land the Annie in case anything happened to him, so he and my dad switched seats and my dad took control. He hit the runway so hard, he broke the tailwheel.
The pilot told him "I thought you knew how to fly!" My dad told him "Nope, this was my first time!"
The poor pilot knew he couldn't tell anyone what really happened, so he kept mum and let on that he was the one who misjudged the landing. The powers-that-be dutifully put a black mark in his pilot's log, and my dad never piloted an aircraft again.
Absolutely gorgeous machine. And the sound of those engines...spectacular!!
My father was a RAAF flying instructor in Britain during WW2. The Anson was one of the aircraft in which he taught. This is superb job of restoration and thanks for the videos, they give a splendid feel for what he experienced. I wish I could have been at the airshow. maybe next year.
As an RAF Air Cadet, I flew in one from Old Sarum to UpAvon, UK, in about 1959... A VERY short hop. One engine quit early, but the other could manage quite well, until, it too, began to splutter. The Co-pilot came back to the passenger seats and said, "No worries, this old bird could glide to Paris" ( about 150miles away), "if we asked her to!". We glided into Upavon on no power, and, sure enough, on landing, the engines spluttered back to life to taxi us to the hard standing... My return was DH Chipmunk
, (No excitement, just a good view) to Old Sarum grass strip, to arrive back in the middle of gaggles of Blackburn Beverleys and Armstrong Whitworth Argosies taking off and landing, what chaos, what fun!
Awesome story, thanks for sharing!
Proud to say this was the first aircraft type I sat in; a grounded version at Shell Island, Wales, UK when I was about 10yrs old in 1969. I remember my dad explaining what the main spar was that I had to climb over before I got to sit in the (very comfortable) pilot's seat.
Another beautiful video by Historical machines etc! I've seen aeroplanes flying on this channel one never sees in UK...great work by all those who keep these old planes flying...
Many thanks!
One of my favourite planes, didn't realise there was one still flying. Remember building the airfix kit when I was a kid.
Yes, so did I. I saw a friend building one so got one myself. I remember how difficult it was painting those lines on the dorsal turret.
I remember the dear old Anson. It served for about 30 years. Originally intended as light bomber and reconnaisance, in my day it was used in light transport roles but mainly training.
What a gorgeous aircraft!
My grandfather purchased one back at the end of the war for parts for our sawmill (cables) and I still have a few parts from it for keepsakes.
Outstanding Gentleman, you really did a good job on this wonderful machine. Great video too.👍❤
Thank you kindly
God, that is an amazingly well shot video, well done guys!
At the age of 17, my father was put in charge of a team who made Ansons.
At Parafield, South Australia.
Hi Bill & Robyn, Your girl looks fantastic, so happy to see her flying you all did a great job with it, Mine is up for sale needs to find a new home, I hates seeing it in the shed and no one getting to see her. So if your interested let me know. Have to get over there for a flight one day :)
Bless every man and woman that flew these crates during WW2.
This vid brings back some good memories; I've seen her in (and above) Wanaka in 2014 and yes, I,ve built the Airfix kit long, long ago....Thanx heaps for sharing..!
The ring on top is the ancestor of what became ADF (automatic direction finder) works by comparing the signal strength of a directional antenna pointing in different directions. At first, this system was used by land and marine-based radio operators, using a simple rotatable loop antenna linked to a degree indicator. This system was later adopted for both ships and aircraft, and was widely used in the 1930s and 1940s
Bearing by loop comparision...👍
Many bombers and pluri member aircraft used this kind of antenna!
Its a directional antenna. The operator (usualy the navigator) rotates the antenna to find thwe stronger signal of the "transmitting lighthouse" ( I dont know how they are calling in english, [transmitters only with a bip sound in various parts of the word aiming to help the plane navigation)] and to find the correct way.
Wow......memories. My Father learnt to fly multi engined in the Anson in 1941.🤗
Very cool!
The RAF's first twin radial engine bomber believe it or not someone in an Anson managed to shoot down three
BF 109's Unbelieveable!
What a great looking plane, and quite rare. My half brother was shot down in one, in August 1940, over the North Sea. He and another survived the War as POWs. and two other crew died.
Not sure of the exact technical details, but yes, it is an antenna of some sort.
Directional loop
You turn it until the signal is strongest and the direction it is pointed in is where the signal is coming form.
Priceless in navigating
the gear went up very quick.I thought it had to be wound up by hand on the Mark 1.
An Avro Anson Exploded over Whitehaven in Cumbria in around 1943, witnessed by many people, sadly all the crew died, 2 were Canadian.
What a beauty.
+Macquaria Ambigua that sound
She sure looks pretty in flight!!
It's a Radio Direction Finding loop antenna
Hi,
Wonderful, just wonderful old Bomber video, please post More of it. Very few of these left.
Saw one in GB that still flew, but it had a sheet-metal wing. They made few like that.
This one here seems to have the all wood-and-fabric wing?
And Horizontal?
Regards from Alaska!
Great shot of a great aircraft.
Wonderful !!!!
Affectionately known as "The flying greenhouse" because of all the windows.
Over eleven thousand built, and served for seventeen years as reconaissance and liason, training but not a bomber.
Yip, you'd be dead right there as regards to the reference of the Anson not being a "Bomber". Probably did most other things but to my knowledge the said Anson was never a bomber!! with those little engines it would have had a hell of a struggle to merely get off the runway & never mind about a bomb load!! (yeah right)
Sorry to contradict you, but my father’s squadron was equipped with Ansons at the commencement of WW2 (217 Sqdn Coastal Command). They carried out daylight bombing raids on French coastal installations as well as convoy escort duties. They later converted to Beaufort Mk 1 torpedo bombers after Ansons were taken out of front line duties.
Espectacular su restauración y operatividad para volver a volar.
yes
Didnt know if this was animation or real...took me a while
I always thought the anson was a transport plane ,Churchill flew about in one a lot
That's the older style ADF
Think this one flew at Omaka 2019
So much glass! (OK plexiglass/perspex.) Great for observatiion, but I bet it made the crew feel awfully naked if they were being attacked.
My dad flew Air/Sea Rescue patrols in Ansons with Coastal Command, and he often said the worst part was going to war in a plane that couldn't fight and couldn't run away.
Radio Direction antenna
Nicknames - "Faithful Annie" or "The Flying Greenhouse"
The Avro Anson was not a bomber. It was a trainer for radio operators.
Why does the commentator refer to the Avro Anson as a bomber. It was nothing of the sort! It and the similar Airspeed Oxford were primarily communications aircraft which had other tasks such as navigation trainer. In fact in the distant past I did one of these navigation courses at RAF Hullavington.
It was capable of dropping bombs, and did so while operational with Coastal Command.
@@HistAvFilmUnit I used to watch the Anson many times flying over our house at N.Romford , Essex . The air was alive with a variety of aircraft in the ' 50 's . Before re-locating , it was the daily flyover of Concorde that shattered the peace . We once had a Red Baron replica tri-plane go over ! N. Weald was the main supplier for spotters . As a soldier l was lucky to be based next door to Farnborough in 1962 , a spotters dream . Really grateful to learn about the H A F Unit , best wishes for Easter .
I completely agree Roy!
In the Canadian north, used for "training only" out of Sidney, BC airport. This plane never saw battle nor was it equipped for battle. Not sure about the history down south but many, many went down during inclement (West Coast, British Columbia) weather and training exercises.
My dad flew in Anson Mk.1's with Coastal Command. His Annie had a small bomb bay originally designed to carry puny 100lb bombs, but which carried a couple of inflatable dinghies instead. However the dinghies were so big, and the bomb bay was so small, that they couldn't get the bomb bay doors to close all the way. So my dad flew some 500-hours-worth of air/sea rescue patrols over the North Sea with the bomb bay unshut.
btw, many of the Ansons in my dad's squadron had a special modification: As well as the Vickers K gun mounted in the turret, they mounted an extra pair of Vickers K guns in beam positions for defense. This was good, because my dad often said how it was a helpless feeling going to war in an airplane that couldn't fight and couldn't run away. He and his crew put those guns to use one day when they came across a German trawler being used to give early warning to German air defenses of Allied bombers crossing the North Sea. They shot up the trawler, forcing it to head back to port. That was the one-and-only time during the war that he had to shoot at anyone or anything.
Nicht schön, aber selten...
I was in the Anti Nazi league, yet I still fly the one with the big Swastikas on it. They are pretty and blue and who cares anyway, it's Finnish. It just looks cooler, sorry, but like I said, anti fascist here, likes the pretty Swastika though, how weird.
Calum Little, As far as I know the symbol you mentioned is not swastika. This symbol is similar to NAZIonalistic swastika but differ. This symbol came to Finland from Sweden and earlier than swastika. Finland used this symbol during fighting against interNAZIonalistic red USSR. Do not forget that NAZIonalistic Germany and interNAZIonalistic red USSR are allies September 1939 - May 1941.
@@alexaga3247 Ice cold takes there fella, maybe learn some actual history.