Westland Lysander

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The Westland Lysander is a British World War II army cooperation and special operations aircraft renowned for its short takeoff and landing capabilities, often used to insert and extract agents behind enemy lines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf STOL aircraft
army cooperation aircraft
military aircraft
special operations aircraft
armament forward-firing machine guns
light bombs
rear defensive machine gun
configuration single-engine
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 2
crewRoles observer
pilot
designedFor army cooperation with ground forces
engineModel Bristol Mercury XII
engineType radial piston engine
firstFlightDate 1936-06-15
introducedInService 1938
landingGear fixed landing gear
manufacturer Westland Aircraft
namedAfter Lysander of Sparta
notableUse extraction of secret agents behind enemy lines
insertion of secret agents behind enemy lines
numberOfEngines 1
operator Egyptian Air Force
Finnish Air Force
Free French Air Forces
linked to: Free French Forces

Indian Air Force
Irish Air Corps
Royal Canadian Air Force
primaryUser Royal Air Force
productionPeriod late 1930s
retiredFromRAF 1946
role army cooperation
liaison
reconnaissance
special duties
specialFeature excellent low-speed handling
exceptional short takeoff and landing performance
high-lift devices on wings
large spatted wheels
status retired from military service
survivingExamples preserved in museums
usedByOrganization Special Operations Executive
usedByUnit No. 138 Squadron RAF
No. 161 Squadron RAF
usedFor landing on improvised fields
night operations
supply drops to resistance groups
usedInConflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
wingConfiguration high-wing

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No. 264 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Westland Lysander
No. 4 Squadron RAF operatedAircraft Westland Lysander
Bristol Mercury poweredAircraft Westland Lysander
subject linked to: Bristol Mercury radial engine
No. 277 Squadron RAF equipment Westland Lysander
No. 609 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Westland Lysander
W. E. W. Petter designed Westland Lysander
W. E. W. Petter notableWork Westland Lysander army co‑operation aircraft
linked to: Westland Lysander
Bristol Mercury usedOnAircraft Westland Lysander
Bristol Perseus application Westland Lysander (some variants)
linked to: Westland Lysander
RAF Tangmere aircraftOperated Westland Lysander
RAF Hawkinge aircraftOperated Westland Lysander
No. 4 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Westland Lysander
subject linked to: Shiny Four
No. 4 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Westland Lysander
subject linked to: No. 4 Squadron