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Offline Isabell Crampton

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can anyone identify this airplane
« on: Sunday 11 September 16 03:49 BST (UK) »
This picture is of a Canadian in WWII so the plane is likely a RCAF or RAF plane.  Identifying the plane hopefully will help me to identify the man.  I know that he is my mother's cousin but he could be one of two people.

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Re: can anyone identify this airplane
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 11 September 16 04:58 BST (UK) »
Avro 652a Anson Mk 1 (pics here  http://tinyurl.com/jl8cbt7 )

Found it by googling the number on the plane behind (K8724) and one result was an eBook in Google books - Canadian Warplanes By Harold A. Skaarup (ebook here http://tinyurl.com/zawktty )

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Re: can anyone identify this airplane
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 11 September 16 17:17 BST (UK) »
Thank you Matthew.  I never thought of that and also thank you for the link to the book.  I will look at it.   

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Re: can anyone identify this airplane
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 11 September 16 18:57 BST (UK) »
Yes, the Anson was flown by the RAF, RCAF, Fleet Air Arm and other forces including the Netherlands.

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Re: can anyone identify this airplane
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 15 September 16 23:49 BST (UK) »
Avro Anson
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