Tag: World War 2

  • 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…