Avro 652

Avro 652
Avro 652 "Avatar" of Imperial Airways, 1935
General information
TypeLight airliner and mailplane
ManufacturerAvro
Designer
Primary usersImperial Airways
Air Service Training Ltd
Fleet Air Arm
Number built2
History
Manufactured1935
Introduction date11 March 1935 (Imperial Airways)
First flight7 January 1935
RetiredMarch 1942
Developed intoAvro Anson

The Avro 652 was a 1930s British light airliner, built by A.V. Roe and Company. It was a twin-engine, low-wing monoplane with a retractable undercarriage, and a tailwheel. Although only two were produced, it formed the basis for the successful Avro Anson.