Blue Line Airways were based at Tollerton Airport, Nottingham, and operated from July 1946 until closing down in August 1949. It is visiting Speke Airport on Grand National Day 1949 with racegoers. 'KFL has blue cowlings, registration and cabin roof titling and served from June 1948 until closure. Ex RAF NK674.

Fingland's Anson I was flown on scheduled and charter services from its Ringway base between June 1949 and sale in early 1952. It later went to Kenya as VP-KME.

Ex Fleet Air Arm and AST Hamble. Bought by Derby Aviation for spares recovery. Crudely deleted roundels, but serial remains visible. Still extant in derelict condition in May 1958.

Blackpool-based AN&T operated this ex RAF Anson I (ex EG436) between January 1950 and sale to Singapore as VR-SDK in March 1952.

Anson 1 of 14 Ferry Pool, Air Transport Auxiliary at its Ringway base. Westland Lysander and ex RAF Gunnery School Ansons for scrapping are in the background. The left-hand 'Lizzie' wears the 'W6V' of 755 Squadron Fleet Air Arm. Image obtained 50 years ago.

Royal Navy Anson 1 wearing the code of the RNAS Bramcote Station Flight. Served the RN from October 1945 until struck off charge in January 1954 - one of the last Anson 1's in UK military service. Visiting the 1939-built Derby Aviation hangar at Burnaston.

Federated's Anson I has arrived from its Liverpool (Speke) base to pick up a cargo of newspapers bound for the Isle of Man. The ex-RAF Anson (ex MH182) served the small airline from 1954 until disposal in April 1961.