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PostPosted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 9:05 am 
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Hi all,

I was told by the museum that they have several name plates and serial numbers but they have not been able to connect them. The fuselage of the Anson was made by Canadian Car and Foundry Co. in 1942. When complete the Anson will probably be a hybrid made of parts and pieces incorporated from everywhere.

They also have a propeller coming from the Cobourg, Ontario Legion next week.


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 9:17 am 
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Thanks for the update Mike!

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Nice pictures Mike..lot's of great detail..

What kinda of camera are you using these days?

I just purchased a Nikon D50 and I am quite pleased with it so far.

I tried to take a look at the Anson but they didn't have any volunteers to show me than day..


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:30 pm 
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Nice pictures Mike. What model of Anson is it going to be?

Our team is looking to search for two lost Ansons, one up in the Muskokas and the other off Kingston.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 9:38 pm 
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Andrew,

I used my Nikon D70 w/ 18-70 lens for those shots.

I've had pretty good luck when I visit the shop on a late Saturday morning.


Walther,

I'm thinking it's just a Mk.II Anson, but I could be wrong.

What group are you with?

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Hi Mike,

I'm with the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association and part of their Recovery Team looking for aircraft lost in the Great Lakes.

www.harvards.com
www.chaa-recovery.ca

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:24 am 
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Have you seen the one in Greenwood ? Getting along pretty well.

http://gmam.ca/anson_pix_index.htm

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Where did the Trenton project come from?

Any update on the Yukon rescue?

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Michel,

Thanks for the update on the Greenwood Anson project. I hope to get a chance to see it this summer.

Jim,

The museum's Anson was removed from the field adjacent to the Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin.

I haven't heard anything lately on the Yukon project.

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This is what they started with last fall.

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Is that a gun port on the left side?

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Oh my! How many people do they have working on that? That is fantastic.


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Yes, for a fixed Browning .303 MG.


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I continue to be amazed at the quality of the work and trhe wide variety of projects I see here at WIX. Thnaks for doing this work and thanks for sharing it with us.


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Nice Work!


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