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The National Air Force Museum of Canada (NAFMC) is Saskatoon/Richter Field Aerodrome
proud to announce the completion of our Avro Anson Mk 52°16'49"N 106°41'02"W
II. The Anson was once one of the most predominate Telephone: 1 639 998 JUMP (5867)
Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) aircraft in the skies over
the Quinte region during the 1940’s, becoming one of the E-mail: info@skydive.ca
principle trainers for multi-engine and bomber crews for
the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP).

“The completion of the Avro Anson is the culmination of
over ten years of work and over ten thousand hours of
volunteer labour”, says Mike Joly, Restoration Manager at
the NAFMC. “This was truly a labour of love for all of our
talented volunteers and I am highly appreciative of their
outstanding efforts and dedication”.

The Anson was part of the new age for the RCAF, which
until that time had used open-cockpit aircraft with fixed
landing gear. The Anson provided crews with cabin
comfort and retractable undercarriage that was a huge
technological leap from the bi-planes and fixed Airshow 2017
undercarriage that was previously the norm for the RCAF.
Unfortunately :
The aircraft quickly developed a reputation for bringing Due to being unable to obtain major corporate
its crew home safely, even after suffering damage from
enemy fire, earning it the nickname “Faithful Annie”. It sponsors and a lack of volunteers,
would later be used to protect British troops during the we have to cancel the 2017 airshow
evacuation of Dunkirk, but the primary role of the Anson that was scheduled for August.
We are sorry for any
would become that of a trainer.
Avro Anson # 7207 is now on permanent display at the inconvienience
NAFMC and has joined the ever growing ranks of our

vintage aircraft collection.