Eduard Lysander

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Here’s one I made earlier.

Westland Lysander Mk IIIA S.C.W (Special Contract Westland). V9674 was one of a number of aircraft specially converted from MkIIIA airframes for covert operations. Modifications included extra fuel and oil tanks, and stripping out of armament and armour. The aircraft carries the standard Lysander S.D.(Special Duties) camouflage of medium sea grey and dark green with night black under surfaces. Code letters were MA-K in standard dull red.

This particular aircraft was flown from time to time by Squadron Leader Lewis (Bob) Hodges on SOE operations to France while with 161 squadron RAF. The aircraft’s final flight was on the night of December 16/17 1943 when F/Lt Stephen Alers Hankey and two agents Albert Kohan and Jacques Tayar all perished when the aircraft crashed into a hillside near Ford airfield due to fog. They were returning from an SOE pickup in France Operation DIABLE. All are buried in St George Churchyard Crowhurst Sussex.

I decided to show the flaps and slats deployed as they were automatic and rarely seen in pictures closed up while the aircraft is on the ground.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Excellent work, she looks really nice.