Designed as a private venture by Roy Chadwick, the same engineer who designed the mythical Avro Lancaster, designed a very aerodynamically clear machine, specially for the 1920s.
It was powered by a Napier Lion VIII delivering 525hp of power. It flew for the first time on 26th June 1926 but it didn't convince the Air Ministry because they didn't favour the Napier Lion as a fighter engine.
A second racing version was made in 1928 with revised struts and ailerons and equi-span wings and powered by a 553hp Napier Lion. It was known as the Avro 567 Avenger II. This second racing airplane, ended it's days as an instructional airframe.
Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Avenger
2. Salamander Books - The Complete Book of Fighters
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