Postwar they were used as communications aircraft by Royal Naval air station flights.

Here the station based a number of communications aircraft.

Used by Nos 331 and 332 Norwegian Squardons as communications aircraft.

Tandem three-seat touring, communications aircraft introduced in 1934.

Two-seat unarmed communications aircraft; one built for Switzerland.

This aircraft continued in use for some time as a communications aircraft where the Exe was noted to be quite reliable in service.

A few transport and light communications aircraft were occasionally observed on the airfield, but there was comparatively little flying.

Uses for the aircraft were sought and a conversion to a communications aircraft was devised.

Number of communications aircraft in flight during an Apollo mission, five.

Avro Anson light transports were operated as communications aircraft between 1946 and retirement in 1962.