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    Airframe Family: Avro 652 Anson
    Latest Model:Anson XIX
    Last Military Serial:TX214 RAF
    Construction Number:N.5037
    Compressed ID:Avro Anson XIX sn TX214 RAF cn N.50...
    Latest Owner or Location:Royal Air Force Museum, Midland, Cosford, Shropshire, England

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    Dates

    Event

    1946

    Constructed as an Anson XIX.

    16 March 1946

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n TX214.
    Accepted from Avro at Yeadon.

    17 March 1946

    Transferred to No. 44 Squadron, RAF Waddington.
    Collected by No. 44 under instructions of Headquarters Bomber Command to RAF Scampton.

    18 November 1946

    Transferred to No 1 Ferry Flight.

    9 September 1947

    Transferred to Staff College Communications Flight.

    7 May 1948

    Transferred to HQ Reserve Command Communications Squadron, RAF White Waltham.

    14 April 1950

    Assigned to No 48 Maintenance Unit, RAF Hawarden for storage.

    8 February 1951

    Transferred to No 23 Maintenance Unit, RAF Aldergrove.

    December 1951

    Transferred to Metropolitan Communications Squadron, RAF Hendon.

    20 January 1960

    Transferred to No 23 Maintenance Unit, RAF Aldergrove.

    12 August 1963

    Allocated to the RAF Museum.

    29 August 1963

    Ferry flight. Delivered to RAF Henlow.
    Flown to RAF Henlow for storage on behalf of the RAF Museum.

    8 January 1979

    Placed on display with Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford, Cosford, Shropshire, England.
    The delivery date is provided.
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    19 August 2006


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: TX214 at Cosford, missing the outer wings.

    1 September 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At RAF Museum at Cosford in the UK

    28 November 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 photo at RAF Museum at Cosford

    To Royal Air Force Museum, Midland, Cosford, Shropshire, England.
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    Mike Henniger
    Rachel Jones
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