It was the workhorse of the RAAF at the beginning of the war, a training platform that saw service in maritime reconnaissance fighting the Japanese.
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The Avro Anson was a multi-engined aeroplane produced in large numbers by British and Canadian manufacturers between 1936 and 1955. Over 1,000 of them saw service with the Royal Australian Air Force., mostly performing bomber and observer training as they were superseded by more modern aircraft.
Alan Penhall has been restoring one of these Avro Ansons – or rather making one out of three – at the former gymnasium building at Ballarat Airport. During the war over 100 Ansons were located in Ballarat, and Alan’s is one of those.
“They were originally designed by Roy Chadwick in 1932; he went on to design the Lancaster bomber. At any one time during the war there were 70 to 100 Ansons in Ballarat.”
Alan’s museum has much more than just the Anson – it’s an entire history of flight in Ballarat. It’s open weekends, or by appointment.
