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NZ Anson
Posted: 01 Oct 2010, 08:00
by austerdriver
It looks like there will be a Avro Anson joining the airshow circuit down in NZ.
Near the top and toward the bottom of the page there is some info and pictures
http://www.classicfighters.co.nz/classi ... s-news.php
Re: NZ Anson
Posted: 01 Oct 2010, 08:05
by Garry Russell
An early one too...with the nicer looking windscreen
Re: NZ Anson
Posted: 02 Oct 2010, 09:28
by austerdriver
Garry Russell wrote:An early one too...with the nicer looking windscreen
There is an uglier looking Anson?
Re: NZ Anson
Posted: 02 Oct 2010, 09:33
by Garry Russell
Most had increased head room and the windscreen was steeper and squarer
Re: NZ Anson
Posted: 06 Oct 2010, 20:07
by Archer
austerdriver wrote:There is an uglier looking Anson?
Compare the nose of the NZ one with this one (with apologies for the 'support vehicle' that's in the way):
Re: NZ Anson
Posted: 06 Oct 2010, 21:02
by Garry Russell
Despite several diffent box artworks over the years, Airfix have always had the earlier version depicted on the box whnereas the model is the later type.
No one seems to ever notice this so I can understand anyone that misses it
There weer MK.1's with that front end on the 'greenhouse' cabin which had less headroom than the series 19 type shown in the pic but the cockpit is the same.
I always thought it odd that they carried on calling it a Mk.1 despite the new cockpit area.....and very different look due to that.
Re: NZ Anson
Posted: 06 Oct 2010, 22:05
by austerdriver
The one in picture seems to have a longer nose compared to the Kiwi Andson.
Re: NZ Anson
Posted: 06 Oct 2010, 22:09
by Garry Russell
Not sure about that AD
But if you imagine the NZ one just as it is apart from that windscreen and you have ther version I was talking about
The NZ one is a very early one and that pic is a very late one.
There were 21 Marks (I think) so there may well be a longer nose cone on that one.