Airspeed Oxford |
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The Airspeed Oxford was a three seat advanced trainer used for all aspects of aircrew training during the Second World War. |
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Avro 626 |
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To satisfy the needs of air forces with limited financial resources, the Avro Company re-designed the Model 621 Tutor to make it suitable not only for initial flying training but also for bombing, photographic, gunnery, wireless, night flying, navigation or instrument training as well. |
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Avro 616 Avian |
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The Avro "Avian", a single-engined light training biplane, was first flight tested in England in 1922. The Canadian government eventually purchased fourteen of them in 1930 from the United Kingdom. |
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Avro 504 |
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Originally designed in 1913 as an operational type, the Avro 504 provided the backbone for flying training throughout World War I for Britain and her allies. In 1918, Canada ordered a substantial number of 504 aircraft to be built by the Canadian Aeroplanes Company. |
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Avro 621 Tutor |
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The Avro Model 621 was initially known as the Trainer and it was a light initial pilot trainer, which originated as private venture of the Avro Company in England. The type was eventually adopted as the standard trainer of the RAF under the service name of Avro Tutor. |
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Avro Viper / Lynx |
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After the First World War, the availability of thousands of cheap powerplants from the S.E. 5A fighter design in the form of 180 hp Wolseley Viper water-cooled engines complete with frontal radiators led to the modification and upgrade of the Avro 504 aircraft type. |
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Avro Wright |
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Simply known as the Wright in the RCAF, this particular aircraft was a conversion of the 504 airframe with a Wright Whirlwind engine and Hamilton Standard variable pitch propeller installed. The single float design was completed by Canadian Vickers Ltd. |
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Avro Anson |
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Named after a British Admiral of the 18th Century, the Avro "Anson", nicknamed 'Faithful Annie' or 'The Flying Greenhouse' by those who flew it, entered RCAF service in 1940 after serving in the RAF Coastal Command at the outbreak of World War II. It was the first aircraft to be flown by the RAF to have a retractable undercarriage which was a comparative novelty in 1936. |
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