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| RAAF 1 AD Former Assignments 2 AP 8 SFTS 3 AD  Ed Coates circa 1958 |
Aircraft History Built as by A.V.Roe & Co Ltd at Newton Heath as Model 652A. Assigned Royal Air Force (RAF) as Avro Anson Mark I serial number W2378. Disassembled and shipped overseas to Australia as part of the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) and reassembled. Wartime History On August 29, 1941 assigned to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) assigned to 2 Aircraft Park (2 AP) at Bankstown Airport and reassembled. This aircraft retained the RAF serial number W2378 likely with nose number 78 (last two digits of the serial number) in white on the nose. No RAAF serial number was allocated. On September 27, 1941 assigned to No. 6 Service Flying Training School (6 SFTS) at Mallala Airfield. On December 19, 1941 fitted with a gun turret. On November 29, 1944 to Guinea Airways at Parafield Airfield for a complete overhaul. On July 2, 1945 returned to No. 6 Service Flying Training School (6 SFTS). Next, assigned to Care & Maintenance Unit (CMU) at Mallala Airfield until the end of World War II. Postwar On March 7, 1947 assigned to Care & Maintenance Unit (CMU) Benalla and placed into storage. On November 15, 1948 assigned to 1 Air Depot (1 AD), Detachment B to Care & Maintenance Unit (CMU) at Tocumwal Airfield. On November 11, 1949 to Airflite Pty Ltd. at Sydney Airport (Mascot) for servicing. On July 17, 1950 assigned to 3 Air Depot (3 AD) at Amberley Field for installation of navigation equipment. On November 15, 1950 assigned to 1 Air Depot (1 AD) at Laverton Airfield for modificaitons and afterwards held in storage. On April 21, 1953 sold as surplus for £100 to the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA). On June 25, 1945 at Essendon Airfield. On November 12, 1953 civil conversion complete. On December 16, 1953 first test flight at Essendon Airfield civilian configuration. On December 18, 1953 second test flight at Essendon Airfield piloted by S. S. Campbell and suffered a right engine failure due to crossed fuel lines but landed safely. On January 7, 1954 registered in Australia as VH-CAC and that same day issued Certificate of Registration (CoR) 2307. The registration was painted in black block letters on each side of the fuselage plus a pair of horizontal stripes at the tip of the tail. This Anson was based at Jackson Airport near Port Moresby and operated in Papua New Guinea (PNG). During September 1956 flown to Essendon Airfield for a major overhaul including replacement of the mainplane. On September 28, 1956 test flown at Essendon Airfield after the overhaul. Afterwards, flown back Jackson Airport and sometime later retired from flying service. Fate During 1958 destroyed, circumstances unknown. No accident is known, likely destroyed when used as a training aid for airport fire services. On June 20, 1958 struck off register as "destroyed" and registration VH-CAC cancelled. References British Aviation - Avro 652A Anson (Military Variants) "Anson Mk.Is Supplied Under The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan/Empire Air Training Scheme, Joint Air Training Scheme and Rhodesian Air Training Group" ADF Serials - Anson W2378 Geoff Goodall Aviation History Site - Australian Civi Avro Ansons - Part 4 VH-CAB to VH-WMA (photos) Contribute
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