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The Westland Lysander is a British army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft that was used immediately before and during the Second World War.. After becoming obsolete in the army co-operation role, the aircraft's short-field performance enabled clandestine missions using small, improvised airstrips behind enemy lines to place or recover agents, particularly in ...
From 2 April 1940, Westland Lysanders served alongside the squadron's Hectors. The Hectors and Lysanders were used to dive-bomb German positions and drop supplies to friendly troops near Calais during the late May 1940 Dunkirk evacuation.
Westland Wapiti. In 1915 the Westland Aircraft Works was founded as a division of Petters in response to government orders for the construction under licence of initially 12 Short Type 184 seaplanes, followed by 20 Short Admiralty Type 166.
Westland Lysander II – x6 [23] [31] Trainer aircraft. Percival Provost Mk 51 in Air Corps colours. Avro 504K – 6× 1922–1932 [32] Avro 621 Tutor [33]
Westland Lysander: V9673 Royal Air Force – No. 161 Squadron markings, coded MA-J, a former Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft. Westland Wessex HAS.1: XS863 Fleet Air Arm – 815 NAS, coded 304/R: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7: XK936 Fleet Air Arm
Westland Helicopters was a British aircraft manufacturer. ... During the Second World War the company produced military aircraft including the Lysander, ...
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Preserved Westland Lysander III wearing the markings of No. 225 Squadron in 1968. This aircraft had served the squadron in 1940. On 11 October 1939 the squadron was reformed at Odiham, equipped with Westland Lysanders, from No. 614A Squadron which had been formed on 3 October 1939 from 'B' Flight 614 Squadron. [1]