The Airspeed Oxford was built to the British Air Ministry specification No. T.23/26 and evolved from the Airspeed Envoy civil transport. It entered service with the Royal Air Force in January 1938.

The 4411th and last Oxford was delivered to RAF by Airspeed on July 14, 1945. The Oxford was also built by deHavilland Aircraft Co., Percival Aircr...

Last Update: Tuesday July 06, 2010

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. Although the machine remained a two seater, a third...

Last Update: Tuesday July 06, 2010

The Avro "Avian", a single-engine 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. These machines proved to be unsuitable for service with the RCAF and were relegated to ground instructional purpose only. They were issued to institutions...

Last Update: Saturday August 27, 2011

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.

The end of war terminated the order and instead in 19...

Last Update: Friday April 01, 2011

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. Standard model 621 were supplied to the Ottawa Car Co. Ltd for sale to...

Last Update: Saturday February 28, 2009

After the First World War, the availability of thousands of cheap power plants 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. Considerable modifications were needed to the airframe to accept the...

Last Update: Saturday February 28, 2009

The Avro Wright was simply another derivative of the Avro 504 series of aircraft. The rapid development of improved power plants in wartime had meant that, in the post-war. The Avro 504 aircraft could be significantly improved. Various engine installations were tried and other improvements were made to the aircraft type.

Simply known as the Wri...

Last Update: Saturday February 28, 2009

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...

Last Update: Saturday February 23, 2013