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Avro 581, 594, 605, 616 and 625 Avian

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Produced Variants

Type 581 Avian
 
 
Two seat light touring aircraft designed to compete in the 1926 Lympne Light Aircraft Trials. The wooden fuselage was based on that of the Avro 576 autogyro, but fitted with conventional, folding biplane wings and featured a 'comma' type rudder with no fin. One 70 h.p. Armstrong Siddeley Genet powerplant.
Type 581A Avian Modified first prototype, with reduced span and added fin. One 85 h.p. A.D.C. Cirrus II powerplant.
Type 581E Avian
 
Single seat modified Avro 581A for long distance flights, with wings of R.A.F.28 section from the Type 594C, fuel tank replacing the front cockpit and modified undercarriage.
Type 594 Avian I
 
Pre-production aircraft, originally designated Type 581B; strengthened version of Type 581A with folding wings with rounded tips, a new rudder profile and narrow track undercarriage. One 85 h.p. A.D.C. Cirrus II powerplant.
Type 594 Avian II Initial production featuring a new, folding, wide track undercarriage undercarriage. One 85 h.p. A.D.C. Cirrus II powerplant.
Type 594A Avian II Experimental version of the Type 594 Avian II fitted with a 100 h.p. Avro Alpha powerplant.
Type 594B Avian II (8) Type 594 Avian II with 80 h.p. Armstrong Siddeley Genet II powerplant.
Type 594C Avian II One Type 594A converted with experimental wings of R.A.F.28 section with rounded tips.
Type 594 Avian III As Type 594 Avian II with modified powerplant mount and tubular steel interplane struts. One 85 h.p. A.D.C. Cirrus II powerplant.
Type 594B Avian III (8) Avian III fitted with 80 h.p. Armstrong Siddeley Genet II powerplant.
Type 594 Avian IIIA Avian III fitted with 90 h.p. A.D.C. Cirrus III powerplant.
Type 594 Avian IV
 
As Type 594 Avian III with modified undercarriage and ailerons. One 95 h.p. A.D.C. Cirrus III, 105 h.p. Cirrus Hermes I or 115h.p. Cirrus Hermes II powerplant.
Type 594B Avian IV (8) Avian IV fitted with 80 h.p. Armstrong Siddeley Genet II powerplant.
Type 605 Avian Seaplane Type 594 Avian III or IIIA converted into floatplanes. 
Type 616 Avian IVM
 
As Type 594 Avian IV with a welded steel tube fuselage, fabric covered over wooden formers. One 105 h.p. Cirrus Hermes I or 115h.p. Cirrus Hermes II powerplant.
Type 616B Avian IVM (8) Avian IVM fitted with 100 h.p. Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major powerplant.
Type 616 Sports Avian
 
Type 616 Avian IVM modified for racing with reduced drag. One 105 h.p. Cirrus Hermes I or 120 h.p. de Havilland Gipsy II powerplant.
Type 616 Avian IVA
 
Single seat long range version of the Type 616 Sports Avian for Charles Kingsford Smith, named "Southern Cross Junior". One 120 h.p. de Havilland Gipsy II powerplant with additional fuel tank and revised, short span wings.
Type 616 Avian V
 
Single seat long range version of the Avian IVM for Charles Kingsford Smith, named "Southern Cross Minor". One 120 h.p. de Havilland Gipsy II powerplant.
Type 625 Avian Monoplane Low wing, single seat racing monoplane development of the Sports Avian. One 105 h.p. Cirrus Hermes I powerplant.
Type 625B Avian Monoplane (8) Type 625 Avian Monoplane fitted with 100 h.p. Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major powerplant.
Alpha 25  See note 1.
Avian Special Avian III modified May 1930 by Air Associates Inc. in the USA with a 100 h.p. Wright Gipsy powerplant.

Projected Variants

Type 581B AvianBecame the Type 594 Avian I.
Type 588Monoplane derivative of the Type 581.
Type 589Float-equiped derivative of the Type 581.
Type 600Avian II with wings of R.A.F.15 section.
Type 605A Avian SeaplaneType 605 with a 100 h.p. Avro Alpha powerplant.
Type 605B Avian SeaplaneType 605 with 75 h.p. Armstrong Siddeley Genet powerplant.


Foreign Produced Variants

Canton Aviation Department 

Yang Ch'eng Copy of the Avro Avian, type unknown.

 



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Avian, All Types, UK Built

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C/n (5)
Initial Registration
Type
Notes
 1 aircraft built by A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., Hamble, Hants, in 1926.
 5116  G-EBOV  581 Avian  To A.V. Roe & Co Ltd; built for 1926 Lympne Trials. Converted to Type 581A and later Type 581E.
 384 aircraft built by A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., Newton Heath, Manchester, between April 1927 and July 1933.
 R3/AV/100  G-EBQN  594 Avian I  To RAE Aero Club, Farnborough. Impressed April 1940 as 2081M.
 R3/AV/117  G-EBQL  594 Avian I  To Mrs Sophie C. Elliott-Lynn, Stag Lane (later Lady Mary Heath).
 R3/AV/118  G-EBRC  594 Avian II  To A.V. Roe & Co Ltd. and loaned to Lancashire Aeroplane Club, Woodford.
 R3/AV/119  G-EBRR  594 Avian II  To Lancashire Aeroplane Club, Woodford.
 R3/AV/120  G-EBRS  594 Avian II  To Mrs Sophie C. Elliott-Lynn, Stag Lane. To Basle Air Transport Co (Balair) as CH-202 , September 1927.
 R3/AV/121  G-EBSD  594A Avian II  Temp modified to Type 594C; To Taxiplanes Ltd, Clevedon, Somerset. 
 R3/AV/122  G-UAAC  594 Avian II  To Capetown Flying Club, Cape Town. Later to ZS-AAC.
 R3/AV/123  G-AUGA  594B Avian II  To Edgar W. Percival, Sydney. Later to VH-UGA.
 R3/AV/124  G-EBTP  594 Avian II  To Henry Hollingdrake, Cape Town, South Africa. To  G.L. Bateman, Johannesburg, as ZS-AAN.
 R3/AV/125  G-EBTU  594 Avian III  To William N. Lancaster, Croydon. To Australia as  G-AUTU (later VH-UTU).
 R3/AV/126  G-AUFY  594B Avian II  To Wings Ltd, Melbourne. Later fitted with 105 h.p Genet Major I.
 R3/AV/127  G-AUFZ  594B Avian II  To Wings Ltd, Melbourne (later VH-UFZ). Later to Aircraft Engineers & Supply Co, Parafield and converted to Mk.IV. To US (2001?) as N7083.
 R3/AV/128  G-EBTY  594 Avian II  To Flt. Lt. J.P. Drew, Renfrew. Later to Douglas K Fairweather, Renfrew and rebuilt as Avian IVM. Impressed as 2077M.
 R3/CN/101  G-EBUG  594 Avian III  Probably also issued c/n R3/AV/412. To Lady Heath. London W1. To Amelia Earhart as NC7083 in September 1928.
 R3/CN/102  G-AUHC  594 Avian III  Probably also issued c/n R3/AV/413. To Civil Aviation Branch, Dept of Defence, Melbourne; loaned to Australian Aero Club (NSW Section),
       Mascot. Later to VH-UHC.
 R3/CN/103  M-CCAB  594 Avian III  Probably also issued c/n R3/AV/414. To Juan Acuna (op Real Aero Club de Espana).
 R3/CN/104  G-EBVA  594 Avian III  To A.V. Roe & Co Ltd. Temporarily converted in 1928 to the prototype Type 605 Avian III Seaplane. Later to Lionel E.R. Bellairs,
       Shoreham/Burwash.
 R3/CN/105  G-CAWI  594 Avian III  To Bowring Bros. Ltd., St John’s, Newfoundland. 
 R3/CN/106  R-119  594 Avian III  To A. Baldacci Biondi, Mendoza, Argentina, via J.B.P. Fernand. 
 R3/CN/107  G-EBVI  594 Avian III  To Hampshire Aeroplane Club Ltd. 
 R3/CN/108  M-CCAC  594 Avian III  To Sociedad Aerotaxi S.L. via Marques de Cordoba, H.C. Motors SA, Madrid, Spain. Later to EC-CAC.
 R3/CN/109  G-UAAS  594 Avian III  To Durban Light Aeroplane Club, Durban, via British Motors Pty Ltd. Later to ZS-AAS.
 R3/CN/110  G-IAAX  594 Avian III  To Bengal Air Transport Co. Ltd., Calcutta, via the French Motor Car Co Ltd. Later to VT-AAN.
 R3/CN/111  G-EBVU  594 Avian III  To H. Drummond Wolff as nominee for John Body (General Manager of Mexican Eagle Oil Corporation) for a record flight Croydon to
       Capetown.
 R3/CN/112  G-EBVZ  594 Avian III  To Miss Winifred S. Brown, Woodford.  
 R3/CN/113  G-EBWP  594 Avian III  To A.V. Roe & Co Ltd. To B.B. Melvill, Durban, South Africa as G-UAAR. Later to ZS-AAR.
 R3/CN/114  G-EBWK  594 Avian III  To Liverpool & District Aero Club.
 R3/CN/115  G-CAUH  594 Avian III  Regn G-CAQA allocated to R. Foley, Hamilton, Ont. but badly damaged Scarborough, Ont. 28 May 1928 prior to formal registration
       (replaced by c/n 149).  Rebuilt and regd G-CAUH to A.H. Munday, Toronto.
 R3/CN/116  G-EBWR  594 Avian III  To J.G. Crammond. To Aero Club Tucumán, Argentina, as R-121 (Later R-132).
 R3/CN/117  G-EBWU  594 Avian III  To Arthur G.H. Bond, Berkhamsted. Converted to Mk,IV.
 R3/CN/118  G-EBWW  594 Avian III  To F.P. Raynham. To Indian Air Survey & Transport Ltd, Dum Dum as VT-AAW.
 R3/CN/119    594 Avian III  To J.F. Costa.
 R3/CN/120  G-AUHK  594 Avian III  To Australian Aero Club (NSW Section), Mascot.
 R3/CN/121  G-EBXD  594 Avian III  To Lancashire Aeroplane Club.
 R3/CN/122  M-CDAA  594 Avian III  To Marques de Cordoba.  Later to EC-DAA.
 R3/CN/123  G-EBXE  594 Avian III  To Norfolk & Norwich Aero Club Ltd, Mousehold. 
 R3/CN/124  G-EBXO  594 Avian III  To The Agra Engineering Co Ltd, Haldon. Converted to Mk,IV.
 R3/CN/125  J9182  594B Avian III  To RAF. (See Military Table).
 R3/CN/127  G-CANL  594 Avian III  To Western Canada Airways Ltd.
 R3/CN/128  G-CANM  594 Avian III  To Western Canada Airways Ltd.
 R3/CN/129  G-CANN  594 Avian III  To Western Canada Airways Ltd.
 R3/CN/130  G-CANO  594 Avian III  To Western Canada Airways Ltd.
 R3/CN/131  G-CANP  605 Avian III  Seaplane. To Western Canada Airways Ltd.
 R3/CN/132  G-CANQ  605 Avian III  Seaplane. To Western Canada Airways Ltd.  Converted to 3-str with Cirrus III June 1932.
 R3/CN/133  G-EBXJ  594 Avian IIIA  To Harold J.V. Ashworth, Ruddington, Notts. To Linkopings Flygklubb, Linkoping as SE-AEM October 1935. 
 R3/CN/134  G-EBYA  594 Avian IIIA  To E.G. Hayes.
 135  NC6881  594 Avian IIIA  To Yale Flying Service Inc, West Haven, Connecticut, via Air Associates Inc.
 136  NC6882  594 Avian IIIA  To Earl E. Bach, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania via Air Associates Inc. Modified 5.30 by Air Associates as Avian Special (100 hp Wright Gipsy).
 137  NC7012  594 Avian IIIA  To William J. Guga, Glen Cove, N.Y. via Air Associates Inc.
 138  NC7013  594 Avian IIIA  To William H. Speakman, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania via Air Associates Inc.
 139  NC7154  594 Avian IIIA  To Spook Rock Flying Club, Suffern, N.Y. via Air Associates Inc.
 140  NC7155  594 Avian IIIA  To H.B. Lundberg, Lansing, Michigan via Air Associates Inc.
 141  NC7289  594 Avian IIIA  To Albert James Farmer, Leesburg, Florida, via Air Associates Inc.
 142  NC7290  594 Avian IIIA  To J.W. Tatum, Morrisville, Pennsylvania, via Air Associates Inc.
 143  NC7625  594 Avian IIIA  To Air Associates Inc.
 R3/CN/144  G-AUHZ  594 Avian IIIA  To Aircrafts Pty Ltd, Brisbane. Later to VH-UHZ.
 R3/CN/145  G-AUIK  594 Avian IIIA  To Charter Wing Ltd, Brisbane, via Aircrafts Pty Ltd, Brisbane. Later to VH-UIK.
 R3/CN/146  G-AUIL  594 Avian IIIA  To Charter Wing Ltd, Brisbane, via Aircrafts Pty Ltd, Brisbane. Later to VH-UIL.
 147  NC7869  594 Avian IIIA  Sold on to Rafael Obregon Santacilia, Mexico as X-BACH (later XB-ACH).
 148  NC392  594 Avian IIIA  To M.A. Northrop.
 R3/CN/149  G-CAQA  594 Avian IIIA  To R. Foley, Hamilton, Ont.
 R3/CN/150  CF-AFQ  594 Avian IIIA  To R. Foley, Hamilton, Ont.
 R3/CN/151  G-EBYM  594 Avian IIIA  To A.V. Roe & Co Ltd. To Marques de Cordoba as M-CAAE. 
 R3/CN/152  G-EBYN  594 Avian IIIA  To A.V. Roe & Co Ltd. To Juan Ortiz Munoz via Marques de Cordoba as M-CDDD, later EC-DDD. 
 R3/CN/153  G-EBYO  594 Avian IIIA  To Mrs E May Scott.
 R3/CN/154  G-EBYP  594 Avian IIIA  To F. Gough.
 R3/CN/155  G-EBYR  594 Avian IIIA  To Edgar W Percival, Sydney. To Australia as G-AUJY (later VH-UJY).
 156  M-CDAD  594 Avian IIIA  To Marques de Cordoba.
 157  NC7626  594 Avian IIIA  To Air Associates Inc.
 158  R-152  594 Avian IIIA  To R. Altgelt, San Fernando, Argentina, via J.B.P. Ferrand. 
 159  G-UAAZ  594 Avian IIIA  To Cape Town Flying Club (later ZS-AAZ). 
 R3/CN/160  G-EBZM  594 Avian IIIA  To Liverpool & District Aero Club.
 R3/CN/161  G-EBZD  594B Avian III  To Airways Publications Ltd. See note 9.
 162  G-NZEE  594 Avian IIIA  To Taumaranui Airways, via Goodwin-Chichester Aviation Co Ltd. Later to ZK-AAF.
 163  G-CAVB  594 Avian IIIA  To Commercial Airways Ltd, Edmonton.
 R3/CN/164  G-AUHY  594 Avian IIIA  To C.A. Butler & F.H. Smith, Lithgow, NSW, via F.L. Roberts Pty Ltd (later VH-UHY).
 165  501  594 Avian IIIA  To SAAF. (See Military Table).
 166  NC7900  594 Avian IIIA  To R.G. Durrant.
 167  G-UAAT  594 Avian IIIA  To Johannesburg Light Aeroplane Club, via Aeros Pty Ltd (later ZS-AAT). To Rhodesia as VP-YAC.
 168  G-UAAU  594 Avian IIIA  To Johannesburg Light Aeroplane Club, via Aeros Pty Ltd (later ZS-AAU). To Rhodesia as VP-YAG.
 169  G-AAAP  605 Avian IIIA  Seaplane. To A.V. Roe & Co Ltd. To G.H. Storek, Seattle, Washington as NX6663. Later converted to landplane as NC6663. 
 170  EI-AAA  594B Avian III  To Eyars Auto Co. Later to J.F. Legard & H. Clive-Smith as G-ABPU then to India as VT-AGC. See note 9.
 171  EI-AAB  594B Avian III  To Eyars Auto Co. Later to G-ACGT. See note 9.
 172  G-AAAT  594 Avian IV  To ADC Aircraft Ltd, Croydon. Temporarily fitted with a 105 h.p. Cirrus Hermes I powerplant in late 1928.
 173  G-AABZ  594 Avian IIIA  To The Director of Surveys, Tanganyika. Later to Tanganyka as VR-TAG .
 174  G-NZAV  594 Avian IIIA  To Capt Ken W.J. Hall, Hororata, via Goodwin-Chichester Aviation Co Ltd. Later to ZK-AAC.
 175  G-UABB  594 Avian IIIA  To British Motors Pty Ltd. To BB Melvill as ZS-ABB.
 176  ZS-ADM  594 Avian IIIA  To Aero Services, Capetown. 
 177  G-AAAU  594 Avian IIIA  To A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.  Ntu.
 178  G-AABR  616B Avian IVM  To A.V. Roe & Co Ltd. Flew under B-Class markings as K-1, used in 1930 for experiments with a closely-cowled Genet Major.
 179  G-AABS  616B Avian IVM  To A.V. Roe & Co Ltd. flew as G-AABS in the 1930 Kings Cup Air Race. Later flew as K-2 to test new wings destined for G-ABCF
        ‘Southern Cross Junior’.
 180  G-AABT  616 Avian IVM  To A.V. Roe & Co Ltd. Flew under B-Class markings as K-3. Unlikely to have flown as G-AABT. To Mario Castelan, Mexico, as X-BADK
        (later XB-ADK).
 181  G-AABU  594 Avian IIIA  To A.V. Roe & Co Ltd.  Ntu.
 182  G-AADL  594B Avian IV  To J.D. Siddeley. 
 183  G-AABX  594 Avian IIIA  To P.T. Eckersley. Converted to Mk.IV in the early 1930's.  Impressed February 1940 as 2080M
 184  G-AUJF  594 Avian IIIA  To S.K. Howard, Bundaberg, Qld., via Aircrafts Pty Ltd (later VH-UJF).
 185  G-AUJG  594 Avian IIIA  To Aircrafts Pty Ltd, Brisbane and converted to Mk.IV (later VH-UJG).
 186  NC10075  594 Avian IIIA  To Air Associates Inc.
 187  NC10076  594 Avian IIIA  To John S. Carll, Commack, NY, via Air Associates Inc.
 188  NC367  594 Avian IIIA  To Air Associates Inc.
 189  NC362  594 Avian IIIA  To Air Associates Inc.
 190  NC540E  594 Avian IV  To Wedekind Schmidlapp Flying Services Inc., Middletown, Ohio, via  Air Associates Inc.
 191  PP-TCB  594 Avian IIIA  To Braziltara Ltda. 
 R3/CN/192  G-AUIU  594 Avian IIIA  To A. Dunoon, Swan Hill, Vic., via FL Roberts Pty Ltd (later VH-UIU).
 R3/CN/193  G-AUIV  594 Avian IIIA  To L.H. Holden, Sydney, via FL Roberts Pty Ltd (later VH-UIV).
 194  NC502E  594 Avian IV  To C.L. Plumb, Anchorage, Alaska, via Air Associates Inc.
 195  NC503E  594 Avian IV  To Alfred C. Inman, Losa Angeles, California, vis Air Associates Inc.
 196  NC541E  594 Avian IV  To Carl McGaughey, Broolyn, N.Y., via  Air Associates Inc.
 197  NC549E  594 Avian IV  To Bayside Flying Services Inc, Revere, Mass., via  Air Associates Inc.
 198  M-CPAA  594 Avian IIIA  To Marques de Cordoba. Later to EC-PAA 
 199  ZK-AAN  594 Avian IIIA  To the Wellington Aero Club, via Goodwin-Chichester Aviation Co Ltd.
 200  ZS-AAK  594 Avian IIIA  To R. Blake, Capetown, via Holmes Motor Co Ltd. 
 R3/CN/201  G-AUKD  594 Avian IV  To Edgar W Percival, Sydney (later VH-UKD).
 R3/CN/202  G-AUJZ  594 Avian IV  To Edgar W Percival, Sydney (later VH-UJZ).
 203  R-202  594 Avian IIIA  To C. Hoclzeldo, Paso de los Libres, Argentina, via J.B.P. Ferrand. Later converted to a Mk.IV.
 204  G-AADF  594 Avian IV  To Southern Aero Club Ltd, Shoreham.
 R3/CN/205  VH-UKR  594 Avian IV  To Edgar W Percival, Sydney. Originally allocated G-AUKR, ntu
 206  R-142  594 Avian IV  To J.B.P. Ferrand, Argentina. 
 207    594 Avian IV  To Boyd & Co for Canton Government. (See Military Table).
 208    594 Avian IV  To Boyd & Co for Canton Government. (See Military Table).
 209    594 Avian IV  To Boyd & Co for Canton Government. (See Military Table).
 210    594 Avian IV  To Boyd & Co for Canton Government. (See Military Table).
 211    594 Avian IV  To Boyd & Co for Canton Government. (See Military Table).
 212    594 Avian IV  To Boyd & Co for Canton Government. (See Military Table).
 213    594 Avian IV  To Boyd & Co for Canton Government. (See Military Table).
 214    594 Avian IV  To Boyd & Co for Canton Government. (See Military Table).
 215    594 Avian IV  To Boyd & Co for Canton Government. (See Military Table).
 216    594 Avian IV  To Boyd & Co for Canton Government. (See Military Table).
 217    594 Avian IV  To S.K. Eng for Chinese Navy. (See Military Table).
 218    594 Avian IV  To S.K. Eng for Chinese Navy. (See Military Table).
 219    594 Avian IV  To S.K. Eng for Chinese Navy. (See Military Table).
 220  X-CRIA  594 Avian IV  To S.K. Eng for Chinese Navy. (See Military Table).
 221  CF-CAQ  594B Avian IV  To Dept of National Defence; operated by Ottawa Flying Club, Ottawa.
 222  CF-CAR  594B Avian IV  To Dept of National Defence; operated by Ottawa Flying Club, Ottawa.
 223  G-AAEC  594 Avian IV  To Lancashire Aeroplane Club. 
 224  R-145  594 Avian IV  To J. Dirube, Bahía Blanca, Argentina. 
 225  ZS-AAV  594 Avian IV  To M. Brink, Capetown, via Holmes Motor Co Ltd. 
 226    594 Avian IV  To Marques de Cordoba.  Ferried as M-W111. 
 227  XB-ACH  594 Avian IV  To Rafael Doregon for Aero Club of Yucatan, Mexico. (Later X-BACH)
 232  G-AAGR  594 Avian IV  To E. Cohen. 
 R3/CN/233  G-EBXX  594 Avian IIIA  To Liverpool & District Aero Club.
 R3/CN/234  G-EBXY  594 Avian IIIA  To Liverpool & District Aero Club.
 R3/CN/235  G-EBXZ  594 Avian IIIA  To Edgar Percival. To Mrs JP Nall, Longueville, NSW., as G-AUHX (later VH-UHX).
 236  G-AACE  594 Avian IV  To RAF as J9783 for evaluation (See Military Table). Later to RAE Aero Club, Farnborough.
 237  G-AACF  594 Avian IV  To Northern Air Line [Manchester] Ltd.
 239  G-AACV  616 Avian IVM  To Airwork Ltd, Heston.
 240    616 Avian IVM  To Mexico
 242  NC550E  594 Avian IV  To Air Associates Inc.
 243  NC600E  594 Avian IV  To Don N. Mason,Bangor, Maine, via Air Associates Inc.
 244  NC601E  594 Avian IV  To Joseph Jacus, Manville, N.J., viaAir Associates Inc.
 245  NC602E  594 Avian IV  To Clyde M. Jones and Gonza C. Hylton, Akron, Ohio, via Air Associates Inc.
 246  NC603E  594 Avian IV  To Ann Lee Shearer, Los Angeles, California via Air Associates Inc.
 247  NC648E  594 Avian IV  To George F. Clippert, Detroit, Mich, via Whittelsey Body Co. 
 248  NC649E  594 Avian IV  To Joseph Frank Bennie, Groton, Conn., via Whittelsey Body Co. 
 249  NC671E  594 Avian IV  To Mokelumne Aviation Club, Mokelumne Hills, California, via Whittelsey Body Co. 
 250  NC672E  594 Avian IV  To Floyd F. Dickey, Ashland, Oregon, via Whittelsey Body Co. 
 251  NC673E  594 Avian IV  To John A Sipher, Norwalk, Ohio, via Whittelsey Body Co. 
 252  NC11048  594 Avian IV  To Whittelsey Body Co. 
 253  NC674E  594 Avian IV  To Ward A. Meyer, Great Neck, N.Y., via Whittelsey Body Co. 
 254  NC675E  594 Avian IV  To Whittelsey Body Co. 
 255  NC676E  594 Avian IV  To Robert M. Crawford, Greenwich, Conn, via Whittelsey Body Co. 
 256  NC818E  594 Avian IV  To Whittelsey Body Co. 
 257  NC819E  594 Avian IV  To John McClintock, via Whittelsey Body Co. 
 258  NC820E  594 Avian IV  To Whittelsey Body Co. 
 259  NC821E  594 Avian IV  To Whittelsey Body Co. 
 260  NC833E  594 Avian IV  To Whittelsey Body Co. 
 261  NC834E  594 Avian IV  To Whittelsey Body Co. 
 262  NC835E  594 Avian IV  To Gaston T. Munoz, Valley Stream, N.Y., via Whittelsey Body Co. 
 263  NC221H  594 Avian IV  To Whittelsey Body Co. 
 264  NC836E  594 Avian IV  To Whittelsey Body Co. 
 265  NC222H  594 Avian IV  To Whittelsey Body Co. 
 266  NC223H  594 Avian IV  To Whittelsey Body Co. 
 267  NC224H  594 Avian IV  To Whittelsey Body Co. 
 268  NC321H  594 Avian IV  To Whittelsey Body Co. 
 269  NC632E  594 Avian IV  To Whittelsey Body Co. 
 270  NC524K  594 Avian IV  To Charles Francis Stage, Elwood, Indiana, via Whittelsey Body Co. 
 271  NC525K  594 Avian IV  To William R. Watson, Holly, Michigan, via Whittelsey Body Co. 
 272  NC710K  594 Avian IV  To Whittelsey Body Co. 
 273  NC711K  594 Avian IV  To Whittelsey Body Co. 
 274  NC550K  594 Avian IV  To Harold W. Trott, Hemlock, N.Y., via Whittelsey Body Co. 
 275  NC551K  594 Avian IV  To Kathleen A. Ali Shiraz, New York, N.Y., via Whittelsey Body Co. 
 276  NC552K  594 Avian IV  To Whittelsey Body Co. 
 277  NC553K  594 Avian IV  To Chester Foust, Chicago, Illinois, via Whittelsey Body Co. 
 278  NC712K  594 Avian IV  To E.S. Lamm, Danville, Illinois, via Whittelsey Body Co. 
 279  NC713K  594 Avian IV  To Whittelsey Body Co. 
 280  NC577K  594 Avian IV  To Frederick J. Scott, Port Jervis, N.Y., via Whittelsey Body Co. 
 281  NC737K  594 Avian IV  To James R. Neely Jr., Bala-Cynwyd, Pa, via Whittelsey Body Co. 
 282  92  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). (See notes 2 and 4)
 283  93  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). (See note 2)
 284  94  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). (See note 2)
 285  95  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). (See note 2)
 286  96  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). (See notes 2 and 4)
 287  97  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). (See notes 2 and 4)
 288  98  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). (See note 2)
 289  99  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). (See note 2)
 290  100  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). (See note 2)
 291  101  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). (See note 2)
 292    616B Avian IVM  To Canada. (See note 2)
 293  CF-CBA  616B Avian IVM  To Dept of National Defence; operated by Brant-Norfolk Aero Club, Brantford, Ont. (See note 2)
 294    616B Avian IVM  To Canada. (See note 2)
 295    616B Avian IVM  To Canada. (See note 2)
 296  132  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). (See note 2)
 297  125  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). (See note 2)
 298  CF-CBD  616B Avian IVM  To Dept of National Defence; operated by Brandon Aero Association, Brandon, Man. (See note 2)
 299  CF-AHV  616B Avian IVM  To Winnipeg Flying Club Ltd, Winnipeg. (See note 2)
 300  CF-CBC  616B Avian IVM  To Dept of National Defence; operated by Brandon Aero Association, Brandon, Man. (See note 2)
 301  CF-CBB  616B Avian IVM  To Dept of National Defence; operated by Brant-Norfolk Aero Club, Brantford, Ont. (See note 2)
 302      Unknown. Possibly intended for Canada but not delivered. (see note 2).
 303  ZS-AAG  594 Avian IV  To M. Brink, Wynberg, C.P. , via Holmes Motor Co.
 304  G-AAGP  594 Avian IV  To AV Roe & Co Ltd. Sold to ??
 305  X-BACI  616 Avian IVM  To C. Trejo, Mexico (Later XB-ACI).
 306  130  616 Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). (See note 2)
 307  126  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). (See note 2)
 308  127  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). (See note 2)
 309  128  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). (See note 2)
 310  129  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). (See note 2)
 311  131  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). (See notes 2 and 4)
 312  136  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). (See notes 2 and 4)
 313  133  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). (See note 2)
 314  134  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). (See note 2)
 315  135  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). (See note 2)
 316  G-AAHJ  616 Avian IVM  To ADC Aircraft Ltd, Croydon. 
 317  G-AAHK  594 Avian IV  To J.C. Cantrill, as nominee for Pinchin Johnson & Co Ltd.
 318  G-AAHD  594 Avian IV  To Norman A Brett, Drayton, Norwich. To Sweden as SE-ADT.
 319  G-AAHE  594 Avian IV  To W.P. Cubitt.
 320  G-AAHN  594 Avian IV  To A.P. Turner. Impressed as 2079M.
 323  N-38  594 Avian IV  To Alf Gunnestad, Norway. Later to Norsk Lufttransport, Oslo as LN-ABF.
 324  G-AAKA  616B Avian IVM  To Malayan Motors Ltd. 
 325  M-CIAA  594 Avian IV  To Jose Canudas Busquets, later EC-IAA (Initially registered G-AAIJ to AV Roe & Co Ltd.)
 326  M-CAIA  594 Avian IV  To Sociedad Aerotaxi S.L., later EC-AIA (Initially registered G-AAIK to AV Roe & Co Ltd.)
 327  VH-UMW  594 Avian IV  To Motors Ltd, Adelaide.
 328  VH-URM  594 Avian IVM   To Dr C.R.E. Downing, Adelaide.
 329  X-BADL  616 Avian IVM  To Cia Mina SA, Mexico (later XB-ADL).
 330  G-AAIX  594 Avian IV  To G.F. Surtees.
 332  VT-ABD  616 Avian IVM  To Indian Air Survey & Transport Ltd, Dum Dum.
 334  504  616B Avian IVM  To SAAF. (See Military Table).
 335  505  616B Avian IVM  To SAAF. (See Military Table).
 336  506  616B Avian IVM  To SAAF. (See Military Table).
 337  507  616B Avian IVM  To SAAF. (See Military Table).
 338  508  616B Avian IVM  To SAAF. (See Military Table).
 339  509  616B Avian IVM  To SAAF. (See Military Table).
 340  510  616B Avian IVM  To SAAF. (See Military Table).
 341  511  616B Avian IVM  To SAAF. (See Military Table).
 342  512  616B Avian IVM  To SAAF. (See Military Table).
 343  513  616B Avian IVM  To SAAF. (See Military Table).
 344  514  616B Avian IVM  To SAAF. (See Military Table).
 345  515  616B Avian IVM  To SAAF. (See Military Table).
 346  516  616B Avian IVM  To SAAF. (See Military Table).
 347  517  616B Avian IVM  To SAAF. (See Military Table).
 348  518  616B Avian IVM  To SAAF. (See Military Table).
 349  519  616B Avian IVM  To SAAF. (See Military Table).
 350  520  616B Avian IVM  To SAAF. (See Military Table).
 351  521  616B Avian IVM  To SAAF. (See Military Table).
 352  522  616B Avian IVM  To SAAF. (See Military Table).
 353  523  616B Avian IVM  To SAAF. (See Military Table).
 354  G-AAWF  616 Avian IVM  To Ferrand & Rayson.
 361  VR-HAA  616 Avian IVM  To Hong Kong Flying Club, Hong Kong, via Far East Aviation Co Ltd.
 362  VR-HAB  616 Avian IVM  To Hong Kong Flying Club, Hong Kong, via Far East Aviation Co Ltd.
 363  116  616B Avian IVM  To the Estonian Air Force (See Military Table).
 364  117  616B Avian IVM  To the Estonian Air Force (See Military Table).
 365  118  616B Avian IVM  To the Estonian Air Force (See Military Table).
 366  119  616B Avian IVM  To the Estonian Air Force (See Military Table).
 367  120  616B Avian IVM  To the Estonian Air Force (See Military Table).
 368  121  616B Avian IVM  To the Estonian Air Force (See Military Table).
 369  VH-UMX  616 Avian IVM  To Kellow Falkiner Pty Ltd, Melbourne.
 372  VH-UOE  616 Avian IVM  To C.T.P. Ulm, Sydney; named “Southern Cross Pup”
 385  ZS-ABQ  616B Avian IVM  To Vacuum Oil Co of South Africa Ltd. via the Holmes Motor Co Ltd. 
 386  ZK-ABJ  616 Avian IVM  To A.V. Jury, Greytown, via the Goodwin-Chichester Aviation Co Ltd
 387    616 Avian IVM  Not registered; Airframe to Hamble. 
 414  VH-UOB  616 Avian IVM  To Australian National Airways Ltd, Sydney. To UK as G-ACKE.
 415  G-AATL  616 Avian IVM  To T.W. Hay via Henlys (1928) Ltd. 
 416  G-AAVM  616 Avian IVM  To Henlys (1928) Ltd. 
 417  G-AAVP  616 Avian IVM  To N.H. Player.
 418  G-AAWH  616 Avian IVM  To C.P. Hunter.
 419  G-AAYU  616 Sports Avian  To A.V. Roe & Co Ltd. 
 420  G-ABCD  616 Avian IVM  To Lionel M.J. Balfour, Hanworth.
 421  G-ABCE  616 Sports Avian  To A.H. Youngman, nominee for Gordon Selfridge Jnr. To J.P. van Gelderen, Scheveningue as PH-OVG. To Entreprise Aerienne Lonbard
       Frevez, Paris, as F-APFL.
 422  G-ABCO  616 Avian IVM  To C.H. Wilson via Henlys (1928) Ltd. 
 423  G-ABDN  616 Sports Avian  To R.A. Carder. 
 424  G-ABEA  616 Sports Avian  To Norman Holden, Selsey. To Mrs Beryl Markham, Rongai, Nairobi, as VP-KAN. Later to VP-KBY.
 425  137  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). Later to Calgary Aero Club, Calgary as CF-CDV. (see note 2)
 426  138  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). Later to London Flying Club, London, Ont. as CF-CDT.(see note 2).
 427  141  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). Later to London Flying Club, London, Ont. as CF-CDW. (see note 2).
 428  142  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). Later to Ottawa Flying Club, Ottawa as CF-CDK. (see note 2).
 429  143  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). Later to Regina Flying Club, Regina, Sask. as CF-CDX. (see note 2).
 430  144  616B Avian IVM  To RCAF. (See Military Table). Later to Brant-Norfolk Aero Club, Brantford, Ont. as CF-CDL. (see note 2).
 431  CF-CBJ  616B Avian IVM  To Dept of National Defence; operated by Ottawa Flying Club, Ottawa. (see note 2).
 432  CF-CBW  616B Avian IVM  To Dept of National Defence; operated by London Flying Club, London, Ont. (see note 2).
 433  CF-AIF  616B Avian IVM  To J.E. Palmer, Calgary. (see note 2).
 434  CF-AIE  616B Avian IVM  To G.T. Steeves, Ottawa. (see note 2).
 435  G-AATV  616B Avian IVM  To Shell Mex Co of Egypt Ltd. as SU-AAG. To K.R. Johnstone, Timaru, as ZK-ADQ.
 438  G-AAUN  616 Avian IVM  To The Director of Surveys, Tanganyika. Later to The Governor of Tanganyika, Dar-es-Salaam, as VR-TAA.
 443  CF-CFC  616B Avian IVM  To Dept of National Defence; operated by St Catharines Aero Club, St Catharines, Ont. (see note 2).
 444  CF-CFH  616B Avian IVM  To Dept of National Defence; operated by Brandon Flying Club, Brandon, Man. To RCAF as Inst. Airframe A.129 March 1941 (see note 2).
 445  CF-CFI  616B Avian IVM  To Dept of National Defence; operated by Brandon Flying Club, Brandon, Man. (see note 2).
 446  CF-CEW  616B Avian IVM  To Dept of National Defence; operated by Ottawa Flying Club, Ottawa. (see note 2).
 447  ??  616B Avian IVM  Unknown. Possibly intended for Canada but not delivered. (see note 2).
 448  CF-CEX  616B Avian IVM  To Dept of National Defence; operated by Border Cities Aero Club, Walkerville, Ont. (see note 2).
 449  CF-CEY  616B Avian IVM  To Dept of National Defence; operated by Border Cities Aero Club, Walkerville, Ont. (see note 2).
 450  CF-CEZ  616B Avian IVM  To Dept of National Defence; operated by Saskatoon Aero Club, Saskatoon. (see note 2).
 451  CF-CFA  616B Avian IVM  To Dept of National Defence; operated by Saskatoon Flying Club, Saskatoon. (see note 2).
 452  CF-CFB  616B Avian IVM  To Dept of National Defence; operated by St Catharines Aero Club, St Catharines, Ont.  (see note 2).
 453  CF-CEV  616B Avian IVM  To Dept of National Defence; operated by Ottawa Flying Club, Ottawa. (see note 2).
 454  G-AAWI  616 Sports Avian  To Lancashire Aeroplane Club. To South Africa as ZS-ANP.  Impressed as SAAF 2028.
 455  (X-BAEM?)  616 Sports Avian  To Mexico. Most likely X-BAEM to Alonso Garibaldi 27 August 1931.
 456  G-AAXH  616 Sports Avian  To J Leigh via Henlys (1928) Ltd. 
 459  G-AAYV  625B Avian
 Monoplane
 To A.V. Roe & Co Ltd. Converted to Avro 616 Avian IVM in 1931.
 460  G-AAYW  625 Avian
 Monoplane
 To Flt Lt Richard L.R. Atcherley, RAF, Amman.
 465  VR-HAD  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong.
 466  VR-HAF  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong, for Government of China.
 467  G-ABCF  616 Avian IVA  To Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith; named “Southern Cross Junior”.  Regn VH-UPT reserved; ntu. 
 469    616 Avian IVM  To Kwangai Air Force (See Military Table).
 470    616 Avian IVM  To Kwangai Air Force (See Military Table).
 471    616 Avian IVM  To Kwangai Air Force (See Military Table).
 472  G-ABDP  616 Avian IVM  To J.R. Chaplin
 473  G-ABEE  616 Sports Avian  To R.H. Dobson, Woodford.
 474  G-ABED  616 Sports Avian  To Miss Winifred S Brown, Woodford.
 475  VR-HAE  616 Avian IVM  To Hong Kong Flying Club, Hong Kong, via Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong.
 479  G-ACNK  616 Avian IVM  To Holmes Motor Co Ltd., South Africa but not registered. To  E.H. Wheelwright.
 486  G-ABIC  616 Avian IVM  To The Director of Surveys, Tanganyika. Later to The Governor of Tanganyika, Dar-es-Salaam, as VR-TAD.
 489  G-ABHL  616 Avian IVM  To A.V. Roe & Co Ltd. Sold abroad (Argentina?) September 1931. 
 490  G-ABIB  616 Sports Avian  To British Petroleum Co Ltd. To P.M. Reddy, Hyderabad as VT-AEV.
 491  G-ABIE  616 Avian IVM  To R.A.. Garder
 494  VR-HAG  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong, for Government of China.
 495  VR-HAH  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong, for Government of China.
 499  ZK-ACM  616 Sports Avian  To Ronald A Kirkup, Auckland via the Goodwin-Chichester Aviation Co Ltd.
 500  G-ABIW  616 Avian IVM  To Kenneth Greenacre, Gatwick.
 501  G-ABIM  616 Sports Avian  To Shell Mex Co Ltd. 
 503  G-ABKA  616B Avian IVM  To Air Service Training Ltd, Hamble.
 504  G-ABKB  616B Avian IVM  To Air Service Training Ltd, Hamble.
 505  G-ABKI  616 Sports Avian  To Lionel E.R. Bellairs, Shoreham, via Henlys [1928] Ltd.  To  T Eliasson, Stockholm as SE-AEN.
 522  G-ABLF  616 Avian IVM  To Allan Bilbo-Robinson, London NW1, via Henlys [1928] Ltd. To C.H. Fischer, Hurstville, NSW. as VH-UVX. To A.G. Murrell, Penola,
       South Australia, as VH-UQE[2].
 523  G-ABLK  616 Avian V  To Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith; named "Southern Cross Minor"; directly to Australia as VH-UQG but returned to G-ABLK in April 1933 to
       E.W. [Bill] Lancaster.
 529  G-ABME  616B Avian IVM  To A.J.A. Wallace Barr. To A.H. Tweddle, Hawthorn, Vic. as VH-UVR.
 530  SE-ACP  616 Avian IVM  To KSAK/Göteborgs Aero AB, Göteborg, Sweden.
 531  VH-UQE  616 Sports Avian  To Australian National Airways.
 532  G-ABMO  616 Avian IVM  To Liverpool & Merseyside Aero Club. 
 533    616 Avian IVM  Not registered; Airframe to Hamble. 
 534    616 Avian IVM  To Kwangai Air Force (See Military Table).
 535    616 Avian IVM  To Kwangai Air Force (See Military Table).
 554  VR-HAI  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong, for Government of China.
 555  VR-HAJ  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong, for Government of China.
 556  VR-HAL  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong, for Government of China.
 557  VR-HAK  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong, for Government of China.
 559  VR-HAM  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong, for Government of China.
 560  VR-HAN  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong, for Government of China.
 562  G-ABSC  616B Avian IVM  To Air Service Training Ltd, Hamble.
 563    616 Avian IVM  To Kwangai Air Force (See Military Table).
 564    616 Avian IVM  To Kwangai Air Force (See Military Table).
 565    616 Avian IVM  To Kwangai Air Force (See Military Table).
 566    616 Avian IVM  To Kwangai Air Force (See Military Table).
 567    616 Avian IVM  To Kwangai Air Force (See Military Table).
 568    616 Avian IVM  To Kwangai Air Force (See Military Table).
 576  G-ABSS  616 Sports Avian  To W. Cunningham.
 577  VR-HAO  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong, for Government of China.
 578  VR-HAP  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong, for Government of China.
 579  VR-HAS  616 Avian IVM  To Far Eastern Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong. 
 580  VR-HAT  616 Avian IVM  To Far Eastern Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong. 
 587  G-ABUN  616B Avian IVM  To Air Service Training Ltd, Hamble.
 588  G-ABVL  616 Avian IVM  To A.M. Dayre Grenfell. To Jonkopings Flygaktiebolag as SE-AEZ.
 590  VR-HBB  616 Avian IVM  To Far Eastern Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong. 
 591  VR-HBC  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong, for Government of China.
 598  VR-HBJ  616 Avian IVM  To Far Eastern Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong. 
 599  VR-HBI  616 Avian IVM  To Far Eastern Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong. 
 600  VR-HBO  616 Avian IVM  To Far Eastern Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong. 
 601  VR-HBL  616 Avian IVM  To Far Eastern Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong. 
 602  VR-HBS  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong, for Government of China.
 603  VR-HBT  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong, for Government of China.
 604  VR-HBM  616 Avian IVM  To Far Eastern Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong. 
 605  VR-HBP  616 Avian IVM  To Far Eastern Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong. 
 608  VR-HBV  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong, for Government of China.
 609  VR-HBW  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong, for Government of China.
 610  VR-HBY  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong, for Government of China.
 611  VR-HBU  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong, for Government of China.
 612  VR-HBR  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong, for Government of China.
 613    616 Avian IVM  To Kwangai Air Force (See Military Table).
 614  VR-HCG  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong, for Government of China.
 615  VR-HCF  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong, for Government of China.
 616  VR-HCB  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong, for Government of China.
 617  VR-HCC  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong, for Government of China.
 618  VR-HCK  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong, for Government of China.
 619  VR-HCJ  616 Avian IVM  To Far East Aviation Co Ltd, Hong Kong, for Government of China.
 649  G-ACGV  616 Sports Avian  To Liverpool & District Aero Club, Hooton. Impressed as instructional airframe 2235M in October 1940.
 656  G-ACIF  616 Avian IVM  To Liverpool & District Aero Club, Hooton.
 R3/AV/423  G-ACBV  594 Avian IV  To S.H.R. Higgs, via Phillips & Powis Aircraft [Reading] Ltd, Woodley. See note 7.



Avian, All Types, USA Built

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C/n
Initial Registration
Type
Notes
 7 aircraft built by the Whittlesey Body Co. Inc., Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.A., in 1930. See Note 3.
  100   NC530M  616 Avian IVM  To Cleo P. Howe, Binghampton, NY.
  101   NC199N  616 Avian IVM  
  102   NC804N  616 Avian IVM  
  103   NC805N  616 Avian IVM  
  104   NC806N  616 Avian IVM  
  105   NC47V  616 Avian IVM  To Sampson Held, NY.
  106   NC48V  616 Avian IVM  



Avian, All Types, Assembled in Canada

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OCM c/n
Range
Initial Registration
Type
Notes
 52 aircraft assembled by the Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Ottawa, between 1929 and 1937, from UK supplied airframes. See Note 2.
 221-222  See Avro c/ns  594B Avian IV  To Dept of National Defence for flying clubs. See Avro c/ns 221-222 and note 2.
 282-301  See Avro c/ns  616B Avian IVM  12 aircraft to RCAF, remainder to Dept of National Defence for flying clubs. See Avro c/ns 282-301 and note 2.
 306-315  See Avro c/ns  616B Avian IVM  10 aircraft to RCAF. See Avro c/ns 307-315 and note 2.
 316-325  See Avro c/ns  616B Avian IVM  6 aircraft to RCAF, 2 to Dept of National Defence for flying clubs and 2 to private buyers. See Avro c/ns 425-434 and note 2.
 65249  See Avro c/ns  616B Avian IVM  See Avro c/ns 443-453 and notes 2 and 4.
 65250  See Avro c/ns  616B Avian IVM  See Avro c/ns 443-453 and notes 2 and 4.
 65251  See Avro c/ns  616B Avian IVM  See Avro c/ns 443-453 and notes 2 and 4.
 65252  See Avro c/ns  616B Avian IVM  See Avro c/ns 443-453 and notes 2 and 4.
 (65253)      See Avro c/ns 443-453 and note 2. Untraced - presumed not delivered.
 65254  See Avro c/ns  616B Avian IVM  See Avro c/ns 443-453 and notes 2 and 4.
 65255  See Avro c/ns  616B Avian IVM  See Avro c/ns 443-453 and notes 2 and 4.
 65256  See Avro c/ns  616B Avian IVM  See Avro c/ns 443-453 and notes 2 and 4.
 65257  See Avro c/ns  616B Avian IVM  See Avro c/ns 443-453 and notes 2 and 4.
 65258  See Avro c/ns  616B Avian IVM  See Avro c/ns 443-453 and notes 2 and 4.
 65259  See Avro c/ns  616B Avian IVM  See Avro c/ns 443-453 and notes 2 and 4.



Avian, All Types, Delivered as Military

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Aircraft Delivered As Military - UK
Serial Range
C/n (5)
Type
Batch Qty
Conv.
Canc'd
Notes
 1 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., Newton Heath, Manchester, to contract 787176/27. Delivered December, 1928.
 J9182  R3/CN/125  594B Avian III  1      
 1 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., Newton Heath, Manchester, to contract 924141/29. Delivered March 1929.
 J9783  236  616 Avian IVM   1      Ex G-AACE. Later to RAE Aero Club, Farnborough.
 
Total Production
2
 
 
 

Aircraft Delivered for Export As Military (In Alphabetical Order of Country)
Serial Range
C/n (5)
Type
Batch Qty
Conv.
Canc'd
Notes
Canada
 10 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., Newton Heath, Manchester, for the RCAF. Assembled in Canada and delivered between August and November 1929. See Note 2.
 92 - 101  282-291  616B Avian IVM   10      
   18 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., Newton Heath, Manchester, for the RCAF. Assembled in Canada and delivered between April and May 1930. See Note 2.
 125 - 138  297, 307-310, 306, 311, 296,  616B Avian IVM   14      
   313-315, 312, 425, 426          
 141 - 144  427-430    4      
China (Canton)
 10 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., Newton Heath, Manchester, for the Cantonese Government. Delivered via via Boyd & Co in early 1929.
   207-216  594 Avian IV    10      
China
 4 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., Newton Heath, Manchester, for the Chinese Naval Air Service. Delivered via S.K. Eng May 1929.
   217-220  594 Avian IV    4      C/n 220 regd X-CRIA.
Estonia
 6 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., Newton Heath, Manchester, for the Estonian Air Defense Force (Eesti Õhukaitse). Delivered in 1929.
 116 - 121  R3/CN/363-368  616B Avian IVM   6      
Kwangai
 5 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., Newton Heath, Manchester, for the Kwangai Air Force. Delivered in 1930 and 1931.
   469-471  616 Avian IVM   3      
   534-535    2      
   6 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., Newton Heath, Manchester, for the Kwangai Air Force. Delivered in early 1932 via the Far East Aviation Co Ltd., Hong Kong. 
   563-568  616 Avian IVM   6      
South Africa
 1 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., Newton Heath, Manchester, for the SAAF for evaluation. Delivered in November 1928. 
 501 165  594 Avian IIIA  1      
   20 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., Newton Heath, Manchester, for the SAAF. Deliveries commenced in March 1930. 
 504 - 523  334-353  616B Avian IVM   20      
 
Total Production
 
80
 
 
 



Avian Conversions, All Types

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Civilian Conversions to New Type
C/n
Initial Registration
Type
Notes
 5116  G-EBOV  581A Avian  Ex 581 Avian. Converted  by A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., Hamble, Hants, in 1927. To Herbert J.L. Hinkler, Hamble.
 5116  G-EBOV  581E Avian  Ex 581A Avian. Converted  by A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., Hamble, Hants, in 1927, for Herbert J.L. Hinkler's flight to Australia.
 R3/AV/117  G-EBQL  594 Avian IV  Ex Type 594 Avian I. To Lancashire Aeroplane Club, Woodford and rebuilt as Mk.IV.
 R3/AV/121  G-EBSD  594C Avian II  Ex Type 594A Avian II, temporarily modified to Avro 594C by by A.V. Roe & Co Ltd., for height record attempt in October 1927. Returned to
       Type 594A Avian II.
 R3/CN/104  G-EBVA  605 Avian III  Temporarily converted to Avian III Seaplane by A.V. Roe & Co Ltd. in 1928 from Type 594 Avian III.
 R3/CN/117  G-EBWU  594 Avian IV  Ex Type 594 Avian III converted 1933.
 R3/CN/124  G-EBXO  594 Avian IV  Ex Type 594 Avian III.
 R3/AV/126  G-AUFY  594B Avian II  Ex Type 594B Avian II. Later to VH-UFY.
 R3/AV/127  G-AUFZ  594 Avian IV  Ex 594B Avian II. To Aircraft Engineers & Supply Co, Parafield, and converted to Mk.IV.
 R3/AV/128  G-EBTY  594 Avian IV  Ex 594 Avian II. To Douglas K Fairweather, Renfrew and rebuilt as Avian IVM. Impressed as 2077M.
 136  NC6882  Avian Special  Ex Type 594 Avian III, modified May 1930 by Air Associates as Avian Special, fitted with a 100 h.p. Wright Gipsy powerplant.
 172  G-AAAT  594 Avian IV  Ex Type 594 Avian IIIA, with to W.P. Cubitt and converted in the early 1930's.
 183  G-AABX  594 Avian IV  Ex Type 594 Avian IIIA. Converted  in the early 1930's. Impressed February 1940 as 2080M
 185  G-AUJG  594 Avian IV  Ex Type 594 Avian IIIA. Converted by Aircrafts Pty Ltd, Brisbane (later VH-UJG).
 203  R-202  594 Avian IV  Ex Type 594 Avian IIIA.
 459  G-AAYV  616 Avian IVM  Ex Type 625 Avian Monoplane. To Samuel H Beech, Hanley, Staffs.
 A25/1  G-ADEO  Alpha 25   Ex Cierva C.17 G-AAGJ, converted by AST in 1935. One 100 h.p. Avro Alpha powerplant. Impressed as instructional airframe 2075M.

Civil Conversions of Military Aircraft
C/n
Initial Registration
Type
Notes
 284  CF-CAZ  616 Avian IVM   Ex RCAF 94; to Cape Breton Flying Club, Sydney, NS.
 285  CF-CAY  616 Avian IVM   Ex RCAF 95; registered to Cape Breton Flying Club, Sydney, NS., but ntu. To Ottawa Technical School. 
 288  CF-AEZ  616 Avian IVM   Ex RCAF 98; to Hamilton Flying Club. 
 289  CF-CAJ  616 Avian IVM   Ex RCAF 99; to Ottawa Flying Club, Ottawa.
 296  CF-CDI  616 Avian IVM   Ex RCAF 132; to Brandon Aero Association, Brandon, Man.
 297  CF-CDF  616 Avian IVM   Ex RCAF 125; to Cape Breton Flying Club, Sydney, NS.
 307  CF-CDG  616 Avian IVM   Ex RCAF 126; to the Cape Breton Flying Club, Sydney, NS. 
 308  CF-CDU  616 Avian IVM   Ex RCAF 127; to the Toronto  Flying Club, Toronto.
 309  CF-CDH  616 Avian IVM   Ex RCAF 128; to the Brandon Aero Association, Brandon, Man.
 310  CF-CDE  616 Avian IVM   Ex RCAF 129; to the Cape Breton Flying Club, Sydney, NS. 
 313  CF-CDJ  616 Avian IVM   Ex RCAF 133; to the Brant-Norfolk Aero Club, Brantford, Ont.
 314  CF-CDQ  616 Avian IVM   Ex RCAF 134; to the Moose Jaw Flying Club, Moose Jaw, Sask
 315  CF-CDR  616 Avian IVM   Ex RCAF 135; to the Winnipeg Flying Club, Winnipeg.
 165    594 Avian IIIA  Ex SAAF evaluation aircraft. To J. Williamson.
 See Note 6  ZS-AGK  616 Avian IVM   Ex SAAF. Impressed as SAAF 2029 in March 1940.
 See Note 6  ZS-AGL  616 Avian IVM   Ex SAAF. Impressed as SAAF 2030 in March 1940.
 See Note 6  ZS-AGM  616 Avian IVM   Ex SAAF. Impressed as SAAF 2031 in March 1940.
 See Note 6  ZS-AGN  616 Avian IVM   Ex SAAF. Impressed as SAAF 2032 in March 1940.
 See Note 6  ZS-AGO  616 Avian IVM   Ex SAAF.
 See Note 6  ZS-AGP  616 Avian IVM   Ex SAAF.
 See Note 6  ZS-AGR  616 Avian IVM   Ex SAAF.
 See Note 6  ZS-AGS  616 Avian IVM   Ex SAAF. Impressed as SAAF2033 in March 1940.
 See Note 6  ZS-AGT  616 Avian IVM   Ex SAAF.
 See Note 6  ZS-AGU  616 Avian IVM   Ex SAAF.



Foreign Produced Variants - China

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CAD Yang Ch'eng
C/n
Initial Registration
Type
Notes
 4 aircraft built by the Canton Aviation Department, Canton, China, in May 1933.
 70 - 73      All bore the name Yang Ch'eng (City of Five Sheep - the ancient name of Canton)




Production Summary

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All Aircraft By Type And Mark
Type Built New Conv. Canc'd Total
 Type 581 Avian 1     1
 Type 581A Avian   (1)   1
 Type 581E Avian   (1)   1
 Type 594 Avian I 2     2
 Type 594 Avian II 6     6
 Type 594A Avian II 1     1
 Type 594B Avian II 3 (1)   4
 Type 594C Avian II   (1)   1
 Type 594 Avian III 29     29
 Type 594B Avian III 4     4
 Type 594 Avian IIIA 58     58
 Type 594 Avian IV 85 (9)   94
 Type 594B Avian IV 3     3
 Type 605 Avian III Seaplane 2 (1)   3
 Type 605 Avian IIIA Seaplane 1     1
 Type 616 Avian IVM 90 (1)   91
 Type 616B Avian IVM 86     86
 Type 616 Sports Avian 16     16
 Type 616 Avian IVA 1     1
 Type 616 Avian V 1     1
 Type 625 Avian Monoplane 1     1
 Type 625B Avian Monoplane 1     1
 Alpha 25   (1)   1
 Avian Special   (1)   1
  391 (17) 0  

Production By Type Production By Manufacturer
Type Built New Conv. Total Type Built New Assemby Only
 Type 581 1   1  Avro 384  
 Type 594 191   191  Ottawa   52
 Type 605 3 (1) 4  Whittlesey 7  
 Type 616 194 (1) 195   391 52
 Type 625 2   2
 Alpha 25   (1) 1
 Avian Special   (1) 1
  391 (4)  

Exports of British Built Aircraft to Foreign Air Arms Chinese Produced Variants
Customer Type 594 Avian IIIA Type 594 Avian IV Type 616 Avian IVM Type 616B Avian IVM Type Built New
 Canada       162  CAD Yang Ch'eng 4
 Canton   10       4
 China   4    
 Estonia       6
 Kwangai     11  
 South Africa 1     20
  1 14 11 188


Notes
  1. In 1935, a team of Air Service Training engineers rebuilt Avro 612 (Cierva C.17 Mk.II) G-AAGJ to Avian II standard under the name Alpha 25.
     
  2. Assembled by the Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Ottawa, from UK supplied complete airframes. There appears to be confusion of c/ns between aircraft assembled by the Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co. Ltd., with those c/ns as assigned by A.V. Roe. The most likely, though speculative, reason for this comes from Terry Judge [10]. "I am willing to speculate ... – about how all these numbers hang together. All I have is one assumption (and) one fact. - the assumption is that the c/ns were issued in chronological order. it also seems to be accepted that Canada initially received 30 aircraft (282/302 and 307/315). According to Jackson [1] the next set of 10 aircraft sent to Canada were 425/434 (produced c. 12.29/1.30). At this point (theoretically) there was a great deal of misunderstanding between Avro and Ottawa Car. Ottawa Car were led to believe (or decided to believe) that they had been sent c/ns 316/325. Avro appear to have understood that the latest aircraft they had sent were assigned to RCAF 92/101. I believe that Canadian "316/325" were one and the same as Avro 425/434. As the Canadian market seemed to be quite buoyant Avro sent a further ten aircraft, 443/452 (produced c. 6.30). Unfortunately, by this time, the Depression was making its mark on the economy, and the market dried up. In March 1931 Ottawa Car sent a letter to the DND saying they had 12 Avians in stock on which they were prepared to make drastic price reductions; these were Genet Major landplanes. (This is my one fact.). These 12 aircraft can be accounted for as follows; CF-AIF (sold in 1932) and CF-AIE (sold in 1933).... The final ten (443/452) remained in storage until early 1936 when they were bought for the flying clubs as CF-CEV/CF-CFC and CF-CFH/CF-CFI. They were delivered quoting their Avro fuselage frame numbers (to allow the DND to identify them as containing Canadian-built components (see Molson [13]). These aircraft are usually quoted as 65249/65259 (11 aircraft) with 65253 as untraced. I submit that 65253 was never sent to Canada and that the remaining 10 fuselage numbers were for c/ns 443/452."
     
  3. Originally the Whittlesey Manufacturing Co., importers of Avian IIIs to the USA. Tooled up for the production of 2000 aircraft a year, but went bankrupt after only about 10 machines were built.
     
  4. Tie up between Serial and c/n cannot be confirmed
     
  5. Starting from the first Avian III, the c/n prefix changed from R3/AV/ to R3/CN/. The c/n's as shown are those as given in the in the references, and, as can be seen, some were recorded with the R3/CN/ prefix, some without. It seems that the use of the prefix died out entirely by the early 1930s.
     
  6. C/n's for the 20 SAAF Avian !VMs were 334-353. Six aircraft were crashed/damaged beyond repair while in service: 506-508, 515, 516 and 522. The 14 aircraft converted for civilian use come from the remaining c/n's.
     
  7. This aircraft is somewhat enigmatic: Not only is it a Mk.IV produced in 1933, four years after the previous Mk.IV, but it's c/n is extremely out of sequence.
     
  8. According to Jackson [1], all Armstrong Siddeley Genet powered aircraft had the 'B' suffix to their Type Number, although this seems to rarely be used in the references.
     
  9. These aircraft have been erroneously shown as Avro 594B Avian IIIA with AS Genet II powerplant. The use of the Genet II powerplant makes these Type 594B Avian III (See Produced Types list).

Production References
  1. Avro Aircraft Since 1908, A.J. Jackson (Putnam, 1965)
  2. 85 Years Of South African Air Force, Winston Brent (Freeworld Publications, 2007)
  3. Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers at http://www.ody.ca/~bwalker/index.htm
  4. British Civil Aircraft Registers 1911-1999 (Air-Britain Publications, 1999)
  5. Aircraft of the Spanish Civil War, Gerald Howson (Putnam, 1990)
  6. Air Britain Digest, 1990/4 (Air-Britain Publications)
  7. The British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1928, Peter W. Moss (Air Britain Publications, 1969)
  8. The British Civil Aircraft Registers G-FAAA-'FAAZ (1920-1928) & G-AAAA-'AAZZ (1928-1930), Peter W. Moss (Air Britain Publications, 1971)
  9. Avian Production List at http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/avian.pdf
  10. Terry Judge, via Air Britain Information Exchange (AB-IX) forum, 19 Feb 2011. (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ab-ix/)
  11. http://aerohistoriaargentina.blogspot.com/2015/05/aviones-que-volaron-en-argentina-avro.html
  12. http://www.airhistory.org.uk
  13. Canadian Aircraft Since 1909, K.M. Molson and H.A. Taylor (Putnam, 1982)

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