1/48 Avro Anson MK I

"Plastic model kit of a British low-wing monoplane from the 1930s with 199 parts, three decal variants included. Length built 269 mm / width: 359 mm. Version with new decal variants: Portuguese government aircraft 1947, Greek Air Force and Royal Navy. When the Avro Anson entered service with No. 84 Squadron at RAF Manston in March 1936, it was the first monoplane type to achieve squadron status and also the first RAF aircraft with 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 machine gun mounted in the manually swiveling dorsal turret. It could also be fitted with a modest bomb load, which was required for the Coastal Command's anti-submarine aircraft. was. Although the RAF entered World War II with 26 squadrons of Avro Ansons, these were essentially obsolete as fighting machines and were quickly withdrawn to secondary training roles, a task for which the 'Faithfull Annie' was particularly well suited. Under the Empire Air Training Scheme, many thousands of aircrew destined for service with Bomber Command were trained both in Britain and abroad."""