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By: 27th May 2020 at 17:12 Permalink
-Hi FarlamAirframes,
N9718 is an Anson Mk.1 according to one of my books.
By: 27th May 2020 at 18:37 Permalink - Edited 27th May 2020 at 18:38
-Thanks MothMinor but I have N9718 as a Blackburn Dart made in 1924- attached the dataplate and page from book on Blackburn history
By: 27th May 2020 at 19:53 Permalink - Edited 27th May 2020 at 20:38
-Ok sorry. It's just that number is in The Anson File and also in Avro Aircraft since 1908 as one of the 6th RAF production batch, N9713 to N9752.
I didn't realise they duplicated serial numbers.
By: 29th May 2020 at 13:24 Permalink
-N9718 as applied to a Blackburn Dart was part of the Naval series of serials, used between 1916 and 1925, see here: http://ukserials.com/serials-older-00naval.htm
N9718 as applied to an Anson I was part of the 'regular' series of serials: http://ukserials.com/serials-older-0n.htm
By: 29th May 2020 at 16:24 Permalink
-Thank you, Archer :)
By: 29th May 2020 at 16:48 Permalink
-Thank you SIr. Glad to hear a rational explanation.
Does anyone have any idea of the operational history of the naval N9718 ? Or alternatively apart from a trip to either Kew or Yeovil - where I can get it from ?
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By: FarlamAirframes - 27th May 2020 at 12:57 - Edited 27th May 2020 at 12:58
Does anyone have any history on this aircraft ? I have just been reading the history of Blackburn Aircraft and apart form requisitioned in May 1924 in a group of 10 - there is no other data visible.
I see that N9719 was used for smoke tests at FAE in 1927 but nothing on N9718.
Thank you