Designer

Manufacturer

basic designation

variant or model

name

company designation

company number

N9905

Avro

Anson

Mk. I

652A

first date: 23 May 1941 - Taken on strength at de Havilland Canada at Toronto

Assigned to Eastern Air Command on 1 July 1941, intended for No. 31 Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS.  Re-allocated to No. 1 Training Command on 5 July 1941 for use by No. 33 Air Navigation School at Mount Hope (today Hamilton airport), Ontario.  To de Havilland Canada from 23 June to 21 September 1942.  To No. 3 Training Command when completed, for use by No. 9 Air Observers School at St. Jean, PQ.  To No. 1 Training Command on 21 September 1943.  Noted on 5 April 1944 "to be retained at No. 6 Repair Depot pending receipt of E.135".

last date: 2 May 1944 - Written off, reduced to spares and produce

N9907

Avro

Anson

Mk. I

652A

first date: 5 July 1941 - Taken on strength at No. 8 Repair Depot, Winnipeg

To No. 2 Training Command on 8 November 1941, for use by No. 35 Service Flying Training School at North Battleford, Saskatchewan.  To MacDonald Brothers Aircraft in Winnipeg, possibly for repairs, 8 February to 19 April 1943.  To stored reserve with No. 2 Training Command when completed, issued from storage on 29 April 1943.  Pending disposal from 24 august 1944.  To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944, still pending disposal.  Stored by No. 204 Equipment Holding Unit, where it was reported with 1357:30 total time.

last date: 16 February 1945 - Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for sale

N9938

Avro

Anson

Mk. I / IV

652A

first date: 7 January 1941 - Taken on strength at de Havilland Canada in Toronto

To No. 1 Training Command on 25 January 1941.  To No. 3 Training Command on 10 March 1941, for use by No. 31 General Reconnaissance School at Charlottetown, PEI.  Still with thin School when it transferred to Eastern Air Command on 5 November 1941.  Category C14 damage at Charlottetown at 14:35 on 11 March 1942.  Taxiing downwind, swung by gust of wind and struck parked Anson W1729.  To Canada Car & Foundry 15 June 1943 for conversion to Mk. IV.  To No. 6 Repair Depot on 22 December 1943 for further modifications.    To stored reserve with No. 1 Training Command on 3 May 1944.  To No. 1 Air Command on 15 January 1945, still in storage.  Pending disposal from this date.  Stored at No. 6 Repair Depot, where it was reported with 1530:20 total time, 7:35 since overhaul.  Sold to Mr. E. Cowan of Toronto.

last date: 19 January 1946 - Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for sale

N9982

Avro

Anson

Mk. I

652A

first date: 27 December 1940 - Taken on strength at Macdonald Brothers Aircraft at Winnipeg

To No. 2 Training Command on 8 January 1941, for use by No. 33 Service Flying Training School at Carberry, Manitoba.  Transferred from RAF account to JATP account on 16 April 1941, one of 15 single control Ansons exchanged for dual control Ansons.  Winter conversion kit installed by 3 July 1941.  Category C damage at 16:15 on 8 October 1941 at Prince Albert, reported by No. 6 Air Observers School at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.  To No. 8 Repair Depot at Winnipeg on 24 October 1942.  To storage with No. 2 Training Command on 27 March 1943, issued from storage on 5 April 1943.  Pending disposal from 4 August 1944.  To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944, still pending disposal.  Stored at No. 206 Reserve Equipment Maintenance Satellite.  Had 1901:40 total time while in storage.

last date: 16 August 1946 - Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for sale

N9983

Avro

Anson

Mk. I

652A

first date: 8 July 1941 - Taken on strength by No. 2 Training Command

First used by No. 33 Service Flying Training School at Carberry, Manitoba.  Winter conversion kit installed by 3 July 1941.  To Western Air Command on 3 September 1941, for use by No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC.  Back to No. 2 Training Command on 11 May 1942.  To workshop reserve at No. 8 Repair Depot, Winnipeg, on 2 October 1942.  To MacDonald Brothers Aircraft in Winnipeg on 3 November 1942.  To storage with No. 2 Training Command on 6 January 1943, issued from storage on 18 March 1943.  To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944.  By 27 November 1945 stored at No. 5 Satellite equipment Holding Unit at Neepawa, Manitoba, where it was reported with 2668:35 total time, 1939:10 since overhaul.

last date: 1 October 1946 - Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for sale

N9985

Avro

Anson

Mk. I

652A

first date: 16 January 1941 - Taken on strength at Ottawa Car Ltd.

To No. 1 Training Command on 26 August 1941, for use by No. 31 Air Navigation School at Port Albert, Ontario.  Category A crash while with this School, on 7 August 1944.  To No. 6 Repair Depot on 10 August 1944, for scrapping.

last date: 30 September 1944 - Struck off, reduced to spares and produce

P1167

Handley Page

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 30 August 1943 - Taken on strength

With No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC.

last date: 2 August 1944 - Struck off

P1200

Handley Page

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 23 September 1943 - Taken on strength

With No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC.  Went missing on night navigation exercise on 28 January 1944.  Crew of P/O W.R. Dishman, RAFVR; Sgt. E.G. Quigley, RCAF; and Sgt. R. F.L Watson, RAFVR never found.  Reported as a T.B. Mk. I.

last date: 6 April 1944 - Struck off

P1230

Handley Page

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 30 August 1943 - Taken on strength

With No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC.  Lost port propeller near Saanichton, BC on 7 November 1943.

last date: 2 August 1944 - Struck off

P1311

Handley Page

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 21 September 1943 - Taken on strength

With No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC.

last date: 2 August 1944 - Struck off

P2067

Handley Page

English Electric

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 12 October 1943 - Taken on strength

Converted to T.B., date unknown.  With No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC.

last date: 2 August 1944 - Struck off

P2133

Handley Page

English Electric

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 16 September 1943 - Taken on strength

With No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC.  Reported as a T.B. Mk. I.

last date: 2 August 1944 - Struck off

P2252

Fairey

Battle

Mk. I / IT

F.4137

first date: 17 April 1941 - Taken on strength at Ottawa Car Ltd.

To No. 1 Training Command on 17 November 1941, for use by No. 31 Bombing & Gunnery School at Picton, Ontario.  To workshop reserve at No. 9 Repair Depot, St. Jean, PQ on 1 October 1942.  Fuselage transferred to Canada Car & Foundry shortly after, for turret installation.  To stored reserve with No. 2 Training Command on 27 March 1943, as a Mk. IT.  To No. 3 Bombing & Gunnery School at MacDonald, Manitoba on 13 January 1944.  To storage on 21 March 1944, pending disposal from 23 May 1944.  To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944, still pending disposal.  Reported with 512:45 total time while in storage at No. 3 B&GS.

last date: 16 February 1945 - Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for sale

P2304

Fairey

Battle

Mk. I / IT

F.4168

first date: 26 May 1941 - Taken on strength at No. 6 Repair Depot, RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario

To No. 1 Training Command on 10 June 1941, for use by No. 31 Bombing & Gunnery School at Picton, Ontario.  Category C damage at Picton at 11:05 on 8 March 1942.  Category C damage again at Picton at 11:30 on 27 May 1942.  To workshop reserve at No. 9 Repair Depot, St. Jean, PQ on 10 September 1942.  Fuselage transferred to Canada Car & Foundry shortly after, for turret installation.  To No. 2 Training Command on 5 December 1942, as a Mk. IT, for use by No. 3 Bombing & Gunnery School at MacDonald, Manitoba.  Pending disposal from 16 May 1944.  To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944, still pending disposal.  Reported with 847:30 total time while in storage at No. 3 B&GS.

last date: 16 February 1945 - Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for sale

P2311

Fairey

Battle

Mk. I / IT

F.4175

first date: 8 May 1941 - Taken on strength at Fleet Aircraft, Fort Erie

To No. 1 Training Command on 2 June 1941, for use by No. 31 Bombing & Gunnery School at Picton, Ontario.  Category C damage at Picton aerodrome at 12:00 on 29 August 1941.  To workshop reserve at No. 9 Repair Depot, St. Jean, PQ on 10 September 1942.  Fuselage later transferred to Canada Car & Foundry for turret installation.  To No. 2 Training Command, as a Mk. IT, on 8 March 1943.  To storage on 21 March 1944.  Pending disposal from 23 May 1944.  To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944, still pending disposal.  Stored at No. 3 B&GS at MacDonald, Manitoba.

last date: 16 February 1945 - Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for sale

P2358

Fairey

Battle

Mk. I

F.4206

first date: 8 May 1941 - Taken on strength at No. 6 Repair Depot at RCAF Station Trenton

To No. 1 Training Command on 27 May 1941, for use by No. 31 Bombing & Gunnery School at Picton, Ontario.  Category C13 damage at 13:30 on 13 June 1941, north-east of Kingston, Ontario.  To workshop reserve at No. 6 Repair Depot on 7 July 1941.  To No. 4 Training Command on 6 October 1941, transferring from RAF account to JATP account.  To storage on 18 November 1942.

last date: 11 January 1943 - Struck off, reduced to spares and produce

P5298

Handley Page

Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd. (Quebec group)

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 12 November 1943 - Taken on strength

With No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC.  Struck by taxiing Hampden AJ997 while parked at Patricia Bay on 8 November 1943.

last date: 2 August 1944 - Struck off

P5336

Handley Page

Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd. (Quebec group)

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 7 May 1942 - Taken on strength

With No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC.  Taxied into another aircraft at Patricia Bay on 15 October 1943.

last date: 2 August 1944 - Struck off

P5337

Handley Page

Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd. (Quebec group)

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 1 February 1941 - Taken on strength

Category A crash near Winnipeg on 17 December 1942.

last date: 25 May 1943 - Struck off

P5399

Handley Page

Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd. (Ontario group)

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 10 June 1942 - Taken on strength

With No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC.  Swung on takeoff from Patricia Bay on 27 November 1942, landing gear collapsed, Category B damage.  Landing gear collapsed again on take off from Patricia Bay on 16 September 1943, not repaired.

last date: 28 January 1944 - Struck off

P5400

Handley Page

Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd. (Ontario group)

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 8 June 1942 - Taken on strength

With No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC.  Severe damage on 5 August 1942 when it swung on take off from Patricia Bay.  Classified as Category A, not repaired.

last date: 10 February 1943 - Struck off

P5421

Handley Page

Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd. (Ontario group)

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 29 May 1942 - Taken on strength

With No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC.  Landing gear collapsed on landing at Patricia Bay on 28 November 1941.  Repaired, returned to service.  Category A crash at Patricia Bay on 27 July 1943.

last date: 17 August 1943 - Struck off

P5422

Handley Page

Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd. (Ontario group)

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 8 June 1942 - Taken on strength

With No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC.  Category C damage at Medicine Hat, Alberta on 24 June 1942.

last date: 2 August 1944 - Struck off

P5423

Handley Page

Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd. (Ontario group)

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 10 June 1942 - Taken on strength

With No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC.

last date: 2 August 1944 - Struck off

P5424

Handley Page

Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd. (Ontario group)

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 1 May 1942 - Taken on strength

With No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC.  Swung on landing at Patricia Bay on 13 June 1942, collapsing landing gear.  Undershot landing at Patricia Bay on 10 November 1943, destroyed.

last date: 28 January 1944 - Struck off

P5425

Handley Page

Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd. (Ontario group)

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 1 December 1941 - Taken on strength

With No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC.  Swung on landing at Patricia Bay on 13 March 1943.  Struck soft ground and landing gear sheared off.  Not repaired.

last date: 2 August 1944 - Struck off

P5426

Handley Page

Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd. (Ontario group)

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 3 June 1942 - Taken on strength

Category A crash at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario on 29 May 1942, before being taken on strength.

last date: 12 November 1942 - Struck off

P5427

Handley Page

Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd. (Ontario group)

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 25 April 1942 - Taken on strength

With No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC.  Crew bailed out after elevator control failure during air test on 31 July 1943.  Crashed near Sydney, BC.

last date: 17 August 1943 - Struck off

P5428

Handley Page

Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd. (Ontario group)

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 21 May 1942 - Taken on strength

With No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC.  Stalled on landing at Patricia Bay on 24 October 1942, port main gear collapsed.  Struck by taxiing Hampden P5429 at Patricia Bay on 5 September 1943.

last date: 2 August 1944 - Struck off

P5429

Handley Page

Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd. (Ontario group)

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 6 January 1942 - Taken on strength

With No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC, coded "HM*B".  Struck Hampden P5428 while taxiing at Patricia Bay on 5 September 1943.  This aircraft not repaired.

last date: 25 November 1943 - Struck off

P5430

Handley Page

Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd. (Ontario group)

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 29 May 1942 - Taken on strength

With No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC.

last date: 26 May 1944 - Struck off

P5431

Handley Page

Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd. (Ontario group)

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 26 May 1942 - Taken on strength

With No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC.  Forced landing in field near Patricia Bay on 24 February 1943, after port engine failed.  Not repaired.

last date: 15 March 1943 - Struck off

P5432

Handley Page

Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd. (Ontario group)

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 1 June 1942 - Taken on strength

With No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC.  Ground looped on landing at Patricia Bay on 2 December 1942, landing gear collapsed, not repaired.

last date: 2 August 1944 - Struck off

P5433

Handley Page

Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd. (Ontario group)

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 8 June 1942 - Taken on strength

With No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC.  Ground looped and collapsed starboard main gear on landing at Patricia Bay on 17 October 1942.  Crashed vertically into Saanich Inlet on 14 March 1943, and exploded.

last date: 30 March 1943 - Struck off

P5434

Handley Page

Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd. (Ontario group)

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 5 June 1942 - Taken on strength

With No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC.  Swung on landing at Patricia Bay on 4 July 1942, collapsed gear.  Swung on takeoff from Patricia Bay on 26 April 1943, starboard wing struck dirt mound and right main gear driven up through wing.  Became airborne, landed gear up on the grass infield and was destroyed by fire.

last date: 13 May 1943 - Struck off

P5435

Handley Page

Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd. (Ontario group)

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 1 June 1942 - Taken on strength

With No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC.  Classified as Instructional Airframe A386 on 16 March 1944.

last date: 27 April 1954 - Struck off

P5436

Handley Page

Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd. (Ontario group)

Hampden

Mk. I

H.P.52

first date: 6 January 1942 - Taken on strength

Manufactured in 1942.  Serving with No. 32 OTU, RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC, when it crashed into water on practice torpedo mission on 15 November 1942, after entering "stabilized yaw" while turning at low speed and altitude.  4 crew rescued by Stranraer.  Wreckage recovered from 600 feet of water in 1985 and 1986, restored using pieces from wrecks of AN136 and AN132 (which see), plus parts purchased in UK.  Now on display at Canadian Museum of Flight, Langley, BC.  Marked "H*LB" by 2005.  Still there in March 2008.

last date: 1 December 1942 - Struck off

P6495

Fairey

Battle

Mk. I

F.3983

first date: 26 May 1941 - Taken on strength at No. 6 Repair Depot, RCAF Station Trenton

To No. 1 Training Command on 10 June 1941, for use by No. 31 Bombing & Gunnery School at Picton, Ontario.  Winter conversion kit installed by 12 November 1941.  To workshop reserve at No. 6 Repair Depot on 26 January 1943.

last date: 26 February 1944 - Struck off, reduced to spares and produce

P6541

Fairey

Battle

Mk. I

F.4016

first date: 8 May 1941 - Taken on strength at No. 6 Repair Depot, RCAF Station Trenton

To No. 1 Training Command on 27 May 1941, for use by No. 31 Bombing & Gunnery School at Picton, Ontario.  Category C damage at Picton aerodrome at 17:10 on 10 January 1942.  To workshop reserve at No. 6 Repair Depot on 28 January 1943.

last date: 1 May 1944 - Struck off, reduced to spares and produce

P6562

Fairey

Battle

Mk. I

F.4037

first date: 9 June 1941 - Taken on strength at No. 6 Repair Depot, RCAF Station Trenton

To No. 1 Training Command on 5 July 1941, for use by No. 31 Service Flying Training School at Kingston, Ontario.  To workshop reserve at No. 9 Repair Depot at St. Jean, PQ on 18 August 1942.  Fuselage to be transferred to Canada Car & Foundry for turret installation, not clear if this actually took place.  Scrapped at No. 9 RD.

last date: 23 May 1944 - Struck off, reduced to spares and produce

P6564

Fairey

Battle

Mk. I

F.4039

first date: 8 May 1941 - Taken on strength at Fleet aircraft, Fort Erie

To No. 1 Training Command on 26 May 1941, for use by No. 31 Bombing & Gunnery School at Picton, Ontario.  Winter conversion kit installed by 16 December 1941.  To workshop reserve at No. 6 Repair Depot on 28 January 1943, scrapped there.

last date: 27 April 1943 - Struck off, reduced to spares and produce

P6620

Fairey

Battle

Mk. I / IT

F.4474

first date: 29 January 1941 - Taken on strength by No. 1 Training Command

First assigned to No. 31 Service Flying Training School at Kingston, Ontario.  Category B damage at Kingston, Ontario at 09:05 on 15 April 1941, in a collision with Battle R7447 while both were taxiing.  To Fleet Aircraft for repairs on 28 April 1941.  To No. 1 Training Command on 19 March 1942, for use by No. 31 Bombing & Gunnery School at Picton, Ontario.  To workshop reserve at No. 9 Repair Depot, St. Jean, PQ on 4 September 1942.  Fuselage transferred to Canada Car & Foundry for turret installation.  To No. 2 Training Command on 5 December 1942, as a Mk. IT, for use by No. 3 Bombing & Gunnery School at MacDonald, Manitoba.  Pending disposal from 16 May 1944.  To No. 2 Air Command on 1 December 1944, still pending disposal.  Stored at No. 3 B&GS, where it was noted with 984:25 total time, 82:45 since overhaul.

last date: 16 February 1945 - Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for sale

P6670

Fairey

Battle

Mk. I /IT

F.4507

first date: 23 October 1940 - Taken on strength

Built as a crew trainer.  Converted to Mk. IT on 5 December 1942.

last date: 16 February 1945 - Struck off

P6672

Fairey

Battle

Mk. I

F.4509

first date: 23 October 1940 - Taken on strength

Built as a crew trainer.  First used by No. 31 Service Flying Training School at Kingston, Ontario.  Category A crash while with this School on 21 December 1940, one of two Battle crashes at this School on this date (see R7418).

last date: 9 August 1941 - Struck off

P6724

Fairey

Battle

Mk. I / IT

F.4511

first date: 6 November 1940 - Taken on strength

Built as a crew trainer.  Converted to Mk. IT by 22 September 1942.

last date: 9 December 1943 - Struck off

P6730

Fairey

Battle

Mk. I

F.4542

first date: 5 November 1940 - Taken on strength

Built as a crew trainer.  First used by No. 31 Service Flying Training School at Kingston, Ontario.  Category B damage on 24 August 1941.  Classified as Instructional Airframe A141 on 20 October 1941.

last date: 24 October 1944 - Struck off

P6731

Fairey

Battle

Mk. I / IT

F.4543

first date: 23 October 1940 - Taken on strength

Built as a crew trainer.  Converted to Mk. IT by 8 October 1942

last date: 17 June 1946 - Struck off

P6732

Fairey

Battle

Mk. I / IT

F.4544

first date: 8 May 1941 - Taken on strength

Built as a crew trainer.  Converted to Mk. IT by 4 November 1943.

last date: 16 February 1945 - Struck off