LATE WAR DEVELOPMENTS

(Monochrome Photograph showing - An Anson Mk. 11 at Yeadon in 1944.)

By 1941 the strain on Avro's Manchester factories was such that Anson production was transferred to the new Shadow Factory at Yeadon (now known as Leeds-Bradford Airport).
Development of the Anson was also entrusted to Yeadon, and the Mark 10 was produced in 1943, with a strengthened floor and wider door in order to carry such loads as Stretchers and Ammunition Boxes.

More powerful engines and a hydraulic undercarriage were also introduced, and after about 120 were produced the Mark 11 appeared with a raised roof giving more cabin headroom. The first Mark 11 appeared in May 1944, followed later in the year by the similar Mark 12 with more powerful Cheetah engines. A total of 90 Mark 11s.

(Monochrome Photograph showing - An Anson Mk.12.)

A total of 90 Mark 11s. were produced before the Mark 12 replaced it, with over 250 being built, this Mark being largely used as a transport, including some with VIP furnishings, a number of which were
supplied to British Embassies abroad.

In 1945 the Yeadon plant further refined the Mk.12 with the prospect of the need for small feeder-liners in the post-war era. This resulted in the Mk.19, initially offered with the original wooden wing (Mk.19 Srs.1)
or a new all-metal wing (Srs.2). Orders were received from the Government for both military and civil use, and of the initial order for over 270, many were diverted on the line from the RAF to civilian users.

(Colour Photograph showing - An Anson C.19 of RAF Transport Command 1965.)