AIRFIX A09191A Avro Anson Mk.I 1/48 SCALE

Product Info

When it entered service with No.48 Squadron at RAF Manston in March 1936, the Avro Anson became the first monoplane type to achieve squadron service status and was also the first RAF aircraft to feature a retractable undercarriage. 

The RAF Anson Mk.I was equipped with a fixed forward firing .303 machine gun operated by the pilot and a single Lewis gun mounted in the manually traversed dorsal turret. It could also be equipped with a modest bomb load, something which was required by submarine hunting aircraft operated by Coastal Command. 

Despite the RAF entering the Second World War with 26 squadrons equipped with Avro Ansons, they were basically obsolete as a fighting machine and were quickly withdrawn to secondary training roles, a task for which the ‘Faithfull Annie’ was particularly well suited. 

As part of the Empire Air Training Scheme, many thousands of aircrew destined for service with Bomber Command were trained both in the UK and overseas.

 

 

Tech Specs

Item Length – Without Packaging (cm)

26.9

Item Height – Without Packaging (cm)

7

Item Width – Without Packaging (cm)

35.9

How many pieces will be found in the box opened by the customer?

199

Item Scale

1:48 Scale

License line

BAE SYSTEMS is a registered trade mark of BAE Systems plc.

Contents (what’s in the box) sets

Plastic model kit, instruction sheet, paint layout sheet and decals.

Finish

Plastic

Number of Scheme options

3

Skill Level

3

Flying Hours

3

Wingspan (mm)

359

Safety Notices