there have been a number of CFIT accidents?
Well, by definition, if it is CFIT there is nothing wrong with the aircraft at all, only with whoever is handling it.
They are still the majority type into London City, a nice challenging approach, and are fine here. My favourite type actually.
Long ago, I had a hop in a WWII surplus (but well maintained) Avro Anson.
I regret (not really) to report that Mr WHBM Senior
, long ago and far away, did a loop-the-loop in an Anson ^ , so they can't have been that slow. Probably in 1943. Never told anybody, and they did it well above the clouds and out of sight, went over quite nicely apparently.
Yes, they are also known to have spectacularly soft landings.
It's the landing gear design off the old Comet (same design team, or their successors, and initially from the same factory).
Loved the Avros that NW had. They were sold to a carrier in Europe - forget who.
The whole lot were sold, in one transaction, to Cityjet, the carrier who are the largest at London City airport, and operate from there across Europe. They got new leather seats - were the seats 5-across or 6-across with Northwest ?