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Liaison Aircraft of the Irish Air Corps
- BFW Bf108
- Westland Lysander
- Avro 652 Anson IV

Avro 652 Anson IV

General Characteristics:
Crew: One, pilot
Capacity: 2 passengers (including gunner)
Length: 42.3 feet
Wingspan: 56.5 feet
Height: 13.1 ft
Wing area: 410 ft² (? m²)
Empty weight: 5,512 lb (2,500 kg)
Loaded weight: 7,955 lb (3,608 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 8,500 lb (3,900 kg)
Powerplant: 2× Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah IX radial engines, 355 hp (260 kW) each

Performance:
Maximum speed: 188 mph (163 kn, 303 km/h) at 7,000 ft (2,100 m)
Range: 790 mi (690 nmi, 1,300 km)
Service ceiling: 19,000 ft (5,791 m)
Rate of climb: 750 ft/min (3.8 m/s)
Wing loading: 17.2 lb/ft² (83.9 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.088 hp/lb (140 W/kg)

Armament:
- 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) machine gun in front fuselage
- 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K machine gun in dorsal turret

Notes:
6 purchased in 1940