A09191A Avro Anson Mk.I Model Kit Wooden-Kit 4 x ST-11 Double Straights

4 x ST-11 Double Straights

1991 marked a milestone in aviation history

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Close coupling mechanism fitted at each end

A09191A Avro Anson Mk.I Model Kit Wooden-Kit 4 x ST-11 Double StraightsWhen 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