Lysander pilot
Good view into the cockpit of this Lysander, famously used for delivering and recovering agents from occupied France, under cover of darkness, during WW2.
Despite its appearance, the Lysander was very advanced for its day, with fully automatic slats and flaps to facilitate the slow flying speeds needed to land in barely-lit fields. The aircraft was designed by the 'brilliant but difficult' Teddy Petter, one of those genius types you'd be glad to have on your side, provided you didn't have to work for him.
The Shutteworth Collection's Lysander is seen here over lts home base of Old Warden.
Lysander pilot
Good view into the cockpit of this Lysander, famously used for delivering and recovering agents from occupied France, under cover of darkness, during WW2.
Despite its appearance, the Lysander was very advanced for its day, with fully automatic slats and flaps to facilitate the slow flying speeds needed to land in barely-lit fields. The aircraft was designed by the 'brilliant but difficult' Teddy Petter, one of those genius types you'd be glad to have on your side, provided you didn't have to work for him.
The Shutteworth Collection's Lysander is seen here over lts home base of Old Warden.