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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Westland Lysander canonical | 4 |
Statements (50)
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | radial piston engine ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1936-06-15 ⓘ |
| introducedInService | 1938 ⓘ |
| landingGear | fixed landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Westland Aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lysander of Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUse |
extraction of secret agents behind enemy lines
ⓘ
insertion of secret agents behind enemy lines ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| operator |
Egyptian Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Finnish Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Free French Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish Air Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | late 1930s ⓘ |
| retiredFromRAF | 1946 ⓘ |
| role |
army cooperation
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liaison ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ special duties ⓘ |
| specialFeature |
excellent low-speed handling
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByUnit |
No. 138 Squadron RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 161 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
landing on improvised fields
ⓘ
night operations ⓘ supply drops to resistance groups ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
|
| wingConfiguration | high-wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bristol Mercury