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	Westland Lysander - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Lysander featured a Bristol Mercury radial engine, high gull wings and a fixed taildragger landing gear inside huge spats; the spats had mountings for small, removable stub wings that could be used to carry bombs or supply canisters.
		The Lysanders were painted matt fl and flew from secret airfields at Newmarket and Tempsford but using regular RAF stations to fuel up for the actual crossing.
		As with all FAFL aircraft, the Lysanders sported the Cross of Lorraine insignia on the fuselage and the wings (as opposed to the tricolor roundel first used in 1914) in order to distinguish their aircraft from those flying for the Vichy French air force.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Westland_Lysander (1016 words)

	Westland Lysander IIIA
		The Lysander pilots and crew, and their special cargo, are now free to talk about some of these missions more than fifty years after they occurred but most of the operational record on this amazing airplane remains tightly locked in official secrecy.
		The Lysander could operate comfortably from pastures, fields, and even clearings in the forest and its survival, and the safety of the crews that flew it, and the men and women it carried, depended on this performance.
		Westland equipped the Lysander IIIA (SD) specifically for this role, removing the rear guns and adding a ladder near the rear cockpit so that agents could quickly board or exit the airplane.
	www.nasm.si.edu /research/aero/aircraft/westland.htm (1547 words)

	Westland Lysander III airplane pictures & aircraft photos - RAF Museums
		The Lysander was designed to operate closely with the Army and had a remarkable performance which allowed it to get into and out of extremely small fields.
		After the withdrawal from France Lysanders patrolled the coastal areas of south and east England at dawn and dusk as an anti-invasion reconnaissance measure.
		Not only could the Lysander spot airmen in the sea, (an extremely difficult task, see Wings Over Water exhibition) and bring surface vessels to them, it was able to drop a life saving dinghy and supplies.
	www.rafmuseum.org.uk /westland-lysander-iii.htm (220 words)

	Australian Military Units
		The Lysander was a sturdy, stable aircraft, capable of landing on short, rough air strips, but it was also slow and not particularly manoeuvrable.
		Lysanders were used more successfully as liaison aircraft in the Middle East and Burma, and in the latter theatre the last examples were withdrawn from service in 1943.
		The role for which the Lysander became famous, however, was transporting Allied agents into occupied Europe, a role which its short take-off and landing capability made it particularly suited to.
	www.awm.gov.au /units/subject_658.asp (185 words)

	Westland Lysander
		The first of 1,652 Lysanders was delivered to the RAF in 1938 and were used in France from the beginning of the Second World War until the evacuation from Dunkirk.
		The Lysanders provided target information for the army's coastal artillery batteries, which were located along the shore of the Halifax approaches to help defend the harbour against enemy naval gun bombardment.
		The Lysanders were absorbed into No. 121 Composite (K) Unit at Dartmouth in January 1942 where in addition to their coastal artillery spotting duties they were used for target towing, light transport and search and rescue until March 1944.
	www.shearwateraviationmuseum.ns.ca /aircraft/specs/lysander.htm (293 words)

	Westland "Lysander III" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It was designed and used initially as a Royal Air Force (RAF) ground support combat aircraft, but by mid-1942, the Lysander's vulnerability to enemy fighters caused its assignment to such duties as target and glider towing, air-sea rescue, and communications.
		A total of 1,786 Lysanders were built in England and Canada.
		The Lysander on display was restored to flying condition by Mr.
	www.wpafb.af.mil /museum/newold/lys.htm (261 words)

	Warbird Alley: Westland Lysander
		The Lysander was the first British airplane stationed in France during World War Two but was soon found to be vulnerable because of its relatively slow speed.
		The Lysander was built by Westland as an army co-operation aircraft at the request of the RAF.
		The Lysander was also built under license in Canada, where 225 were constructed by the end of the war.
	www.warbirdalley.com /lysander.htm (230 words)

	Westland Lysander
		The Lysander is best known for its "cloak and dagger" role -- flying agents in and out of German-occupied Europe.
		"Special Duties" Lysander III modified for this role carried no guns or armor but had an extra fuel tank and a ladder for quick passenger pickup and delivery.
		In 1941-44, Lysander IIIA pilots flying alone delivered or picked up more than 800 agents in France, never knowing whether German soldiers might be waiting at the landing sites.
	www.rafguy.com /lysander.html (96 words)

	CMF Collection - Westland Lysander Mk III (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Lysander was a two-seat army cooperation airplane, but its wartime duties qualified it for inclusion as a combat type.
		The Lysander MkI is powered by an 890 hp Bristol Mercury XII nine-cylinder radial engine and, first went into service in 1938.
		Lysanders were replaced by small light planes such as the Piper L-4 Cub.
	www.canadianflight.org /collect/col_20.htm (535 words)

	Westland Lysander 1/72 Scale
		This is a model of a plane that flew ground attack missions against German armored columns during the invasion of France in 1940.
		The Lysander entered service in 1938 as an army co-operation plane that was built to replace the Hawker Hector, and its predecessor the Hawker Audax.
		Lysanders were exported to several nations and saw combat flying for Finland, Australia, India, and the Free French.
	www.jdburgessonline.com /planes/lysander.html (242 words)

	Westland Lysander aircraft profile. Aircraft Database of the Fleet Air Arm Archive 1939-1945
		The British Lysanders were built on a cottage industry basis.Parts were built by small firms and individuals, trucked toother locations where they were assembled into components, taken to yet another location, where they were assembled into an airplane.
		The first RN squadron to receive the Lysander was 754 squadron at Arbroath in mid 1941, receiving the majority of its aircraft between September and November 1941 at Worthy Down.
		Only one wartime front-line squadron received Lysanders, Lysander T1677 was used by 804 squadron at their bases in Belfast and Yeovilton between July 1941 and February 1942.
	www.fleetairarmarchive.net /Aircraft/Lysander.htm (852 words)

	www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org - British Aviation Resource Center - Westland Lysander (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The first He 111 to be shot down over BEF territory fell victim to a Lysander's modest armament in Novermber, 1939.
		The Lysander quickly developed into a capable multi-role aircraft that was soon involved with close-air support, air/sea rescue and precision supply-drops.
		The Lysander IIISCW was designed with an extra fuel tank and a boarding ladder to give access to the lofty cockpit.
	www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org /BARC/lysander.html (170 words)

	NLS - Westland Lysander (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Lysander was designed as a rugged, short-take-off-and-landing aircraft for low-level reconnaissance and observation.
		However British Lysanders were used for search-and-rescue, and unusual missions such as flying spies in and out of the continent.
		Canadian-built Lysanders were used chiefly as target tugs at Canadian bombing and gunnery schools.
	www.lancastermuseum.ca /lysander.html (80 words)

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		Just by looking at the Lysander's unmistakable silhouette, one can see there is a lot of concentrated mass and drag, in the gear and in the wings, offset rather a long way from the aerodynamic datum.
		Nevertheless, the Lysanders found their 'bus stops, made their pickups and were back in the air, usually in five minutes or less, time after time.
		Just sixty years ago, the Normandy landings marked the release of the survivors of 161 Squadron from their hazardous and, for the half-century that followed, little known mission, by way of which a lot of the intelligence that enabled those landings to succeed traveled back to the Allied High Command.
	www.flightsim.com /cgi/kds?$=main/review/lysan.htm (1821 words)

	Airfix 1/72 Westland Lysander
		Resulting from a 1934 requirement for an Army Co-operation type aircraft the Lysander emerged as a STOL capable aeroplane that entered service in 1938 and saw some 1650 examples produced until early 1942.
		The type's role was inevitably reflected in the configuration with an extensively glazed cockpit which supported the inverse-tapered inner panels of the high-set wing, resulting in the STOL capability.
		The Lysander saw extensive service in the first campaigns of the Second World War, but proved vulnerable and was relegated to important secondary careers in target towing, air/sea rescue, and the delivery of agents into enemy territory.
	www.fortunecity.com /meltingpot/portland/971/Reviews/raf/lysander.htm (1867 words)

	Pavla 1/72 Westland Lysander Mk. II
		The need for an army co-op aircraft led to the development of the Lysander in the mid-1930s.
		In addition to the RAF, the Lysander saw service with Turkey, Ireland, Canada, and the Free French Forces in Africa.
		While Pavla's Lysander kit is not the only option in 1/72, it is by far the best detailed and will likely become the number one choice for modelers.
	www.internetmodeler.com /2004/august/first-looks/pavla_lysander.php (632 words)

	Westland Lysander Aircraft Spares, Parts and Information
		This page is specifically for parts and information on the Lysander, for other Westlands please see the main Aircraft parts adverts page.
		Elsewhere on this aircraft website you'll find a large gallery of photographs (I can't guarantee any photos of the Lysander, but if you have any by all means email them over!) and stories sent in by pilots and aircrew of yesteryear.
		Please check the validity of the seller before purchasing or selling any items, and we recommend that purchases made of items offered in these ads, are only made in person and after inspection of the item(s) in question to ensure their condition.
	www.classicaircraft.co.uk /westland_lysander.htm (460 words)

	Airfix 1/72 WESTLAND LYSANDER - arx02053
		Famous for its short take-off and landing characteristics, and its "spy plane" role during World War II, the Westland Lysander first flew in 1936.
		Lysander I and II's were employed by the British Expeditionary Force in France on reconnaissance and artillery spotting during 1939-40, and were later used for air-sea rescue duties.
		Bristol Perseus XII engine, the Lysander II was capable of a maximum speed of 370 km/h at 3048 metres.
	www.hobbylinc.com /htm/arx/arx02053.htm (245 words)

	Westland Lysander (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Remarks by Dave Fletcher: "Photo No.372 (Westland Lysander) was not taken 'somewhere in Europe, but in Canada.
		Aircraft V9323 was an RCAF Lysander Mark IIITT (for Target Tug).
		It was taken on strength 14 October, 1942 and struck off 25 June, 1946.
	1000aircraftphotos.com /MilitaryProp/WestlandLysander.htm (88 words)

	Westland lysander - X-Plane.Org Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		I've been flying your Lysander a bit and it is a very nice thing to motor around in.
		As for colour, although the Lysander's finest hour was as the "Moon Planes," a simple all-yellow colour scheme and simple three-digit number and roundels could make for a simple yet passable RCAF look as a target tug in the Commonwealth Air Training Plan in Canada, which is where so many Lysanders did yeoman service.
		Actually, I just took a stab at Planemaker by opening up the Lysander and playing around with it, if that's OK. Learn by doing, is the best way, push all the buttons and see what happens.
	forums.x-plane.org /index.php?showtopic=5897 (1238 words)

	Westland Lysander - scratchbuild/construction
		I wan't to scratchbuild a Westland Lysander MK III, probably in a scale 1/5 (could perhaps move up to a 1/4 - let's see).
		Ok, The P-12 strafing aircraft was built and flown when the Brits were still worried that the Huns were going to come calling across the beaches of Dover.
		Not all that difficult to build, but the plans (and therefore the airframe) is built around a box without access to the radio gear.
	www.rcuniverse.com /forum/fb.asp?m=3053215 (1568 words)

	The Westland Lysander (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Throughout World War II, Westland Lysanders looked and flew like odd ducks.
		Its wooden, fabric-covered, wings tapered gracefully, but it alighted and took off at extremely slow speeds on great, bulbous, fixed landing gear.
		For the continuation of this history, visit "National Air and Space Museum".
	markcarter81.users.btopenworld.com /gallery/westland_lysander.htm (217 words)

	Westland Lysander
		The Westland Lysander is known as an Army Co-operation Aeroplane, and the title explains its duties and also its design.
		The high-wing layout combined with the large transparent area in the cabin gives a splendid view of the ground.
		Flapped and slotted wings give the machine a low landing speed and an amazingly short take-off run, while the variable pitch three bladed air-screw takes it along at a top speed of over 200 m.p.h.
	www.planefacts.ndirect.co.uk /cards/makers_s_to_w/pages/westland_lysander_jpg.htm (74 words)

	Westland Lysander Reconnaissance/Covert Operations Aircraft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Lysander was a slow-flying, high-wing, monoplane with a fully glass enclosed dual cockpit, that provided it with a good field of view.
		The Lysander was designed to cooperate with the army, although this proved to be a bad concept, for the Lysander was too lightly armed to be much help and too slow to survive.
		It had a landing speed of around 45 mph, and a short take off, which allowed it to land in very small areas.
	www.constable.ca /lysander.htm (242 words)

	Gavia 1/48 Westland Lysander Mk.III
		The specifications for a new army co-operation aircraft were issued in April 1935 – A.39/34 specified an aircraft with good low speed handling, able to take off in a short area and also to carry light weapon loads.
		Out of this came one of the classic aircraft of the Second World War - the Westland Lysander.
		A total of 1652 Lysanders were built in various marks, and used for such duties as: Dropping and retrieving agents from Occupied Europe, picking up downed aviators, target tug, army co-operation and others.
	www.internetmodeler.com /2001/september/first-looks/Gavia_Lysander.htm (385 words)

	Westland Lysander (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Remarks by Chris Pinn: "Westland Lysander Mk II of the Army School of Co-operation.
		The bomb racks on the wheel spats were seldom used.
		The serial N1256 was not only used on the Lysander shown, but also previously on a Short 184 floatplane.
	1000aircraftphotos.com /APS/2037.htm (79 words)

	eBay - westland lysander, Models, Kits, Radio Control items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Westland Mark II Lysander WWII Plastic Aircraft Model
		Matchbox Westland Lysander - PK 7 - From 1973
		NOVO (ex Frog) 1/72 Westland Lysander Mk.I or Mk.III
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=westland+lysander&... (320 words)

	Hasagawa Westland Lysander - hsg86609
		This is a Westland Lysander Plastic Model Kit from Hasegawa.
		Mini- Planes have around 10 parts and are not manufactured to a constant scale.
		This kit is the Westland Lysander - a World War 2 RAF reconnaissance aircraft
	www.hobbylinc.com /htm/hsg/hsg86609.htm (114 words)

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