Bill Reid talks about his beautifully restored Mk.I Avro Anson. - Clip from the Classic Fighters 2019 DVD.

We are very proud to be home to this magnificently restored early WW-II bomber. A total of 11,020 Ansons were produced from 1935, right through WW-II with later, highly modified versions continuing to be built until 1952. Today just a single example of the war-era Ansons remains in flying condition and this is based right here at Omaka. Originally operated by the RAAF it was acquired by Bill Reid of Wakefield who spent the next 10 years with his small but dedicated team, returning it not just to flying condition but to authentic military fit-out so that it flies as almost a time capsule illustrating just what it was like flying in the early bombers of the Second World War. Omaka is the perfect place to base this wonderful machine, one you can actually buy a flight in!

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