These drawings were obtained by museum volunteer Richard Rusta few years ago and the replica was made by the local Kounis Industries and gifted to the museum in April 2018.) A DH82A Tiger Moth A17-161 from 9EFTS and that Anson now reside at the RAAFA WA Aviation Heritage Museum in Perth’s southern suburb of Bullcreek.īetween it and the Lancaster is the world’s latest and best Upkeep Mine Replica! (The UPKEEP mine from FLTLT Norman Barlow’s crashed aircraft was defused by the Luftwaffe, disassembled and drawings produced for local trials.
In his log book is an entry for flying Avro Anson W2121 at No 4SFTS RAAF Geraldton. After his death in the UK in his daughter sent his medals, logbook and uniform to the Australian War Memorial. Both were amongst the DSO awards for the raid.
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On the Dams Raid, still 20 years old, he cracked the Eder Dam and RAAF’s Les Knight breached the Eder Dam. At 20 years of age he was the youngest Lancaster Captain at 617SQN and already a DFC holder. 4 Service Flying Training School in RAAF Geraldton.įollowing graduation as a pilot officer in September 1941, he was posted to the United Kingdom, and after further training flew with WGCDR Guy Gibson at 106SQN and 617SQN. 9 Elementary Flying Training School in RAAF Cunderdin, and No. 5 Initial Training School in RAAF Pearce, No. He received his instruction in Western Australia at No. On 4 January 1941 he transferred to the RAAF as an air cadet under the Empire Air Training Scheme. The museum’s aircraft, W2121, has a unique connection with the 617SQN Dam Busters.ĭavid Shannon joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Reserve in Adelaide on 5 July 1940, aged eighteen. The museum’s aircraft, W2121, served at No 4 Service Flying Training School at RAAF Geraldton, Western Australia. It now bears the same markings and colours it had when it first flew in Australia for the RAAF during the war. The Anson was donated to the Museum in 1970 and moved to Perth where it was stored before being restored, from 1983. He sold it to the Kalgoorlie branch of the Air Training Corps for 6 pence (5 cents) in 1963. Lewis made a farewell circuit of Kalgoorlie in the Anson on 30 June 1962. The one on display was bought by the Flying Doctor Service for £250, operated out of Kalgoorlie by George Lewis who had pioneered flying doctor services there.īy 1962 the Anson’s glued wooden wing spars were in danger of disintegrating due to age, so they were grounded. It was used at the large flying training base at Geraldton where pilots learned to fly multi-engine aeroplanes, and for navigation and radio training.Īfter the war ended in August 1945 many Ansons were sold to the public. The museum’s Anson was manufactured in Britain and shipped to Australia in May 1941.
One of the Anson’s most famous post-war roles was the transport of passengers and goods to and from Rottnest Island, with Woods Airways. Small numbers were also operated by many national air forces. Post-war, many Ansons continued to operate as small airliners, carrying typically 8 passengers on minor air routes, particularly in Britain and Australia. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) followed suit, operating 1020 Ansons from November 1935 for training purposes. While it scored some successes in its initial coastal patrol duties, its main contribution to the war effort was in the training of crews for British heavy bombers. Although this made it a significant advance on its introduction, it was well obsolete for operational work by the commencement of World War II. The Anson was built to British Air Ministry Specification 18/35 and is reputed to be the first British monoplane to have a retractable undercarriage.
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