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