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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 24, 2005 23:58:08 GMT 12
I have a photo published in Contact magazine in Feb 1945 of RAAF Ansons (3 of) at Piva strip, up in the combat zone.
What were they used for at that late sage in the war in the combat area? Were they just medium transports? Or light bomber role then?
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Post by Calum on Dec 25, 2005 17:01:30 GMT 12
At a guess I'd say they'd be utility aircrafft, flying people/cargp bewteen the airfields. Or used as Sqn Hacks. I'd seriousily doubt that an Anson would be used in a combat roll in 1945. After all we were winning and had much more modern aircraft (Beau's Venturas etc) for combat operations
IIRC at the end of the war the RAAF was the worlds 4th largest airforce
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Post by corsair67 on Dec 27, 2005 11:22:54 GMT 12
Yep, I'd have to agree with Calum that they'd probably be squadron hacks or transports. I had a quick look around the 'net, but couldn't find any specific info, but I did find a very interesting website about the postwar operations of several RAAF types (Ansons included) that may be of interest to some of you. www.adastra.adastron.com/default.htmJust click the "aircraft" tab to see lots of great pictures and drawings of the aircraft operated by this company.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 27, 2005 11:33:40 GMT 12
I thought that would be the case with the Ansons up the jungle.
That is a great site on Adastra. The company helped preserve a few Hudsons which are in museums today.
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AJ
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Post by AJ on Aug 4, 2006 10:15:50 GMT 12
A few Communication Units flying Ansons saw service up in the Islands, they include - No8 CU - New Guinea No9 CU - New Guinea, Morotai and Labaun No10 CU-Morotai No11CU - morotai plus a detachment to Manila in 45 No12 CU-New Guniea after the war
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 4, 2006 11:04:14 GMT 12
Interesting, thanks Andy. Maybe they were passing through Piva on theway home/to their base.
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