AP 118 · No. 10 Section II · Aircraft 1935

Aircraft hub · 1935 · Interwar

Avro Anson

‘Faithful Annie’ — navigator school, gentle manners, undercarriage wound up by hand, 144 turns. The gazetteer currently lists it at 13 UK museums.

1935
First flight
11,020
Built
188 mph
Top speed
13
Museums

Last verified 2026-10-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.

On charge

Where to see the Avro Anson in the UK

The gazetteer records 15 Avro Anson airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 13 UK collections, in 6 regions: London & Around, East of England, Midlands & Lincolnshire, Northern England, Scotland, Wales.

MuseumCityRegionAirframes recorded
Avro Heritage MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Stockport Northern England Avro Anson C.19 cockpit section G-AGPG Cockpit or section
Avro Anson C.19 (in store) TX214 In store
Avro Anson C.19 fuselage frame (in store) TX235 Cockpit or section
Carew Cheriton Control TowerChecked 2026-10-08 Carew Wales Avro Anson C.19 VM325
Hooton Park HangarsChecked 2026-10-08 Ellesmere Port Northern England Avro Anson II fuselage section 7349 Cockpit or section
IWM DuxfordChecked 2026-10-08 Cambridge East of England Avro Anson I N4877
Montrose Air Station MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Montrose Scotland Avro Anson C.19 TX226
National Museum Of FlightChecked 2026-10-08 North Berwick Scotland Avro Anson C.19 G-APHV
Newark Air MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Newark Midlands & Lincolnshire Avro Anson C.19 VL348
Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Bungay East of England Avro Anson C.19 VL349
North East Land, Sea and Air MuseumsChecked 2026-10-08 Sunderland Northern England Avro Anson C.19 TX213
Royal Air Force Museum LondonChecked 2026-10-08 London London & Around Avro Anson I W2068
South Yorkshire Aircraft MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Doncaster Northern England Avro Anson C.19 cockpit section VP519 Cockpit or section
The Shuttleworth CollectionChecked 2026-10-08 Biggleswade East of England Avro Anson 19 G-AHKX
Yorkshire Air MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 York Northern England Avro Anson T.21 VV901

3D model

The Avro Anson C.19 (Avro Nineteen Srs 2) in 3D

A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as G-AHKX in its blue and silver Avro Nineteen scheme, as flown by the Shuttleworth Collection. Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 217 models · download .glb (1.2 MB) · Plate 63 in The Hangar

Computed from the survey

Collection context

Types you’ll see alongside

Gloster Meteor, de Havilland Canada Chipmunk, de Havilland Vampire, English Electric Canberra, Slingsby glider family.

Where the type is thickest

Northern England has 5 collections recording the type.

Marks and variants recorded

Avro Anson C.19; Avro Anson C.19 (in store); Avro Anson C.19 cockpit section; Avro Anson C.19 fuselage frame (in store); Avro Anson T.21.

Type notes

The Avro Anson in brief

TypeAvro Anson (I–XIX & C.19)
UK museums holding one13
Airframes recorded in this survey15

Serials are the gazetteer's survey snapshot of what each collection records on charge — restorations move between workshops and reserve hangars, so check the museum page for opening times and current display status before travelling. Every type across 119 museums is indexed in the Compendium.

Aircraft questions

Frequently asked

How many Avro Anson airframes are left in the UK?

The Aviation Gazetteer records 15 Avro Anson airframes in UK collections.

Which museum has the most Avro Anson airframes?

Avro Heritage Museum has the most in this survey, with 3 recorded airframes.