Westland Lysander

Westland Lysander Mk.II, #416, first Canadian-built Lysander, Malton Airport NSC Factory/RCAF, 1939 by Oxford Diecast Item Number: AC072

With its famed short field landing and take-off performance, the distinctive Westland Lysander was in widespread service at the beginning of the Second World War, performing such duties as Army cooperation, artillery spotting, reconnaissance and light bombing missions. The Battle of France was disastrous for Lysander units, proving the vulnerability of the aircraft and its inability to defend itself against fighter attack, however, despite this, large numbers of Lysanders would have been sent...