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  • Westland Lysander

    Westland Lysander

    Westland Lysander Mk III The Lysander was designed in the mid-1930s as a two-seat army cooperation airplane, with its first flight in June 1936. Its wartime duties qualified it for inclusion as a combat type. Armament consisted of one 0.303 in Browning machine gun operated by the pilot, in each wheel spat, firing outside the…

  • Newsletter No. 16 April, 1982

    Newsletter No. 16 April, 1982

    Museum Newsletter CANADIAN MUSEUM OF FLIGHT AND TRANSPORTATION No. 16 April, 1982 A Home For CMFT? -Details on Page 8 NOTICE OF MEETINGS April 17, 9 a.m. Directors meeting. CMFT storage site, Zalesky farm. April 22, 7:30 p.m. Minoru Pavilion committee room 1 (big building off Granville Ave. west of pool, same area as art…

  • Westland Lysander

    Westland Lysander

    Have you heard of the special aircraft that flew across the English Channel in World War 2? In August 1941 a new squadron, No. 138 (Special Duties), was formed to undertake missions for the Special Operations Executive to maintain clandestine contact with the French Resistance. The Lysander could insert and remove agents from the continent or…