71) Westland Lysander 71) Westland Lysander.jpg
This week's Photo Pack features aircraft from the West Country. Westland made some very distinctive aircraft over the years, the most famous of which is probably the Lysander. This collection is mainly Lysanders but with a nice selection of Wallaces, Whirlwinds, Welkins and Wapitis thrown in as well!
This week's Photo Pack features aircraft from the West Country. Westland made some very distinctive aircraft over the years, the most famous of which is probably the Lysander. This collection is mainly Lysanders but with a nice selection of Wallaces, Whirlwinds, Welkins and Wapitis thrown in as well!
DG558 Westland Welkin BN0283.jpg
Welkin prototype October 1942
Welkin prototype October 1942
DG558 Westland Welkin BN0282.jpg
Welkin prototype October 1942
Welkin prototype October 1942
DG558 Westland Welkin BN0281.jpg
Welkin prototype October 1942
Welkin prototype October 1942
DG558 Westland Welkin BN0280.jpg
Welkin prototype October 1942
Welkin prototype October 1942
DX282 Westland Welkin BN0278.jpg
nice air to air of DX282
nice air to air of DX282
J9405 Westland Wapiti DS0978.jpg
Westland Wapiti 30 Sqn
Westland Wapiti 30 Sqn
K1287 Westland Wapiti DSB8133.jpg
K1287 Westland Wapiti - Rangoon
K1287 Westland Wapiti - Rangoon
K1382 Westland Wapiti DW24pt4-055.jpg
Wapitis over Jerusalem
Wapitis over Jerusalem
K2891 Westland PV4 MARL0110.jpg
K2891 Westland PV4 MARL0109.jpg
K3672 Westland Wallace FB119.jpg
K3672 Westland Wallace K3565 K2570 501 Sqn
K3672 Westland Wallace K3565 K2570 501 Sqn
K5072 Westland Wallace FB118.jpg
K5072 Westland Wallace 502 Sqn K6043 K6033
K5072 Westland Wallace 502 Sqn K6043 K6033
K6127 Westland Lysander NP0460.jpg
Westland Lysander P12 at A&AEE Boscombe Down 1941
Westland Lysander P12 at A&AEE Boscombe Down 1941
K6127 Westland Lysander CE0220.jpg
Westland Lysander with turret
Westland Lysander with turret
K6127 Westland Lysander BNN0441.jpg
Lysander prototype
Lysander prototype
K6127 Westland Lysander BNN0416.jpg
Lysander armed with 2 x 20mm cannon
Lysander armed with 2 x 20mm cannon
K6128 Westland Lysander GIB1-113.jpg
L4673 Westland Lysander DSB8153.jpg
L4673 Westland Lysander with twin cannon in belly position for anti invasion. Nicknamed Pregnant Perch - or The Cow. Crashed following engine failure - Winter 1940. Pilot George Snasey
L4673 Westland Lysander with twin cannon in belly position for anti invasion. Nicknamed Pregnant Perch - or The Cow. Crashed following engine failure - Winter 1940. Pilot George Snasey
L4674 Westland Lysander DSB8046.jpg
L4674 Westland Lysander
L4674 Westland Lysander
L4701 Westland Lysander CE0216.jpg
Westland Lysander Army Co-0peration at Hawkinge 1939, L4701 and L4700
Westland Lysander Army Co-0peration at Hawkinge 1939, L4701 and L4700
L4729 Westland Lysander BNN0422.jpg
factory fresh Lysander
factory fresh Lysander
L4729 Westland Lysander BNN0421.jpg
factory fresh Lysander
factory fresh Lysander
L4738 Westland Lysander NP0105.jpg
L4738 Westland Lysander A&AEE Special Duties Flight chemical spraying equipment 21 May 1940
L4738 Westland Lysander A&AEE Special Duties Flight chemical spraying equipment 21 May 1940
L4738 Westland Lysander NP0101.jpg
L4738 Westland Lysander A&AEE Special Duties Flight chemical spraying equipment 21 May 1940
L4738 Westland Lysander A&AEE Special Duties Flight chemical spraying equipment 21 May 1940
L4742 Westland Lysander MB0252.jpg
L4742 Westland Lysander 4 Sqn
L4742 Westland Lysander 4 Sqn
L4742 Westland Lysander BNN0438.jpg
A 4 Sqn Lysander TV-B demonstrates the message pick up hook
A 4 Sqn Lysander TV-B demonstrates the message pick up hook
L4751 Westland Lysander BNN0423.jpg
4 Sqn Lysander FY-U pre-war
4 Sqn Lysander FY-U pre-war
L4773 Westland Lysander II LCG1274.jpg
Lysander Mk II, L4773, RM-B of 26 Sqn. Force-landed on 20.5.40 on the beach near Calais.
Lysander Mk II, L4773, RM-B of 26 Sqn. Force-landed on 20.5.40 on the beach near Calais.
L6844 Westland Whirlwind BN0273.jpg
prototype Whirlwind L6844
prototype Whirlwind L6844
L6863 Westland Lysander LCG1348.jpg
Crashed Lysander L6863 RM-P 26 Sqn, Calais 27 May 1940. Crew: pilot EE Howarth, gunner JA Bolton, both killed in action.
Crashed Lysander L6863 RM-P 26 Sqn, Calais 27 May 1940. Crew: pilot EE Howarth, gunner JA Bolton, both killed in action.
L6863 Westland Lysander LCG1347.jpg
Crashed Lysander L6863 RM-P 26 Sqn, Calais 27 May 1940. Crew: pilot EE Howarth, gunner JA Bolton, both killed in action.
Crashed Lysander L6863 RM-P 26 Sqn, Calais 27 May 1940. Crew: pilot EE Howarth, gunner JA Bolton, both killed in action.
L6863 Westland Lysander LCG1234.jpg
Crashed Lysander L6863 RM-P 26 Sqn, Calais 27 May 1940. Crew: pilot EE Howarth, gunner JA Bolton, both killed in action.
Crashed Lysander L6863 RM-P 26 Sqn, Calais 27 May 1940. Crew: pilot EE Howarth, gunner JA Bolton, both killed in action.
L6863 Westland Lysander LCG1233.jpg
Crashed Lysander L6863 RM-P 26 Sqn, Calais 27 May 1940. Crew: pilot EE Howarth, gunner JA Bolton, both killed in action.
Crashed Lysander L6863 RM-P 26 Sqn, Calais 27 May 1940. Crew: pilot EE Howarth, gunner JA Bolton, both killed in action.
L6863 Westland Lysander LCG1232.jpg
Crashed Lysander L6863 RM-P 26 Sqn, Calais 27 May 1940. Crew: pilot EE Howarth, gunner JA Bolton, both killed in action.
Crashed Lysander L6863 RM-P 26 Sqn, Calais 27 May 1940. Crew: pilot EE Howarth, gunner JA Bolton, both killed in action.
L6886 Westland Lysander DS0467.jpg
Westland Lysander
Westland Lysander
N1256 Westland Lysander MB0056.jpg
N1256 Westland Lysander 225 Sqn
N1256 Westland Lysander 225 Sqn
N1294 Westland Lysander DS0468.jpg
Westland Lysander II 225 Squadron at Tilshead, Wiltshire
Westland Lysander II 225 Squadron at Tilshead, Wiltshire
P1574 Westland Lysander GIB1-189.jpg
Lysander of 239 Sqn ?
Lysander of 239 Sqn ?
P6984 Westland Whirlwind BN0272.jpg
HE-H of 263 Sqn Exeter early 1941
HE-H of 263 Sqn Exeter early 1941
P7110 Westland Whirlwind BN0270.jpg
September 1941 view of a factory fresh P7110
September 1941 view of a factory fresh P7110
P7110 Westland Whirlwind BN0269.jpg
September 1941 view of a factory fresh P7110
September 1941 view of a factory fresh P7110
P7116 Westland Whirlwind BN0271.jpg
HE-F of 263 Sqn in January 1942
HE-F of 263 Sqn in January 1942
P9073 Westland Lysander BNN0417.jpg
Lysander in the desert
Lysander in the desert
P9105 Westland Lysander BNN0434.jpg
experimental Lysander with shorter wings
experimental Lysander with shorter wings
PF370 Westland Welkin BN0276.jpg
Welkin II prototype October 1944
Welkin II prototype October 1944
PF370 Westland Welkin BN0275.jpg
Welkin II prototype October 1944
Welkin II prototype October 1944
PF370 Westland Welkin II BN0277.jpg
Welkin II prototype October 1944
Welkin II prototype October 1944
R2007 Westland Lysander DS0470.jpg
Westland Lysander 225 Sqn Lysander Mark II, R2007 'LX-U', of 225 Sqn deploys its ventral message hook for an in-flight pick-up during a training flight at Tilshead, Wiltshire. R2007 subsequently flew with a number of units, including Nos. 13 and 2 Squadrons RAF, No. 7 Anti-aircraft Cooperation Unit, No. 239 Squadron RAF, and in the Far East with both Nos. 1 and 2 Squadrons of the Indian Air Force. The aircraft was finally written off after a heavy landing at Risalpur on 16 March 1943, while serving with No, 151 (Fighter) Operational Training Unit.
Westland Lysander 225 Sqn Lysander Mark II, R2007 'LX-U', of 225 Sqn deploys its ventral message hook for an in-flight pick-up during a training flight at Tilshead, Wiltshire. R2007 subsequently flew with a number of units, including Nos. 13 and 2 Squadrons RAF, No. 7 Anti-aircraft Cooperation Unit, No. 239 Squadron RAF, and in the Far East with both Nos. 1 and 2 Squadrons of the Indian Air Force. The aircraft was finally written off after a heavy landing at Risalpur on 16 March 1943, while serving with No, 151 (Fighter) Operational Training Unit.
