My favourite WWII aircraft. So much of its operations and the skills and bravery of its pilots and support crew will never be known. Salute.
@lawrencemartin11132 ай бұрын
I love the Lysander. The people who operated and flew these aircraft under those circumstances were incredible. The bravery and courage of all those; agents civilian and military, pilots and ground crews, trying to maintain the resistance and intelligence links throughout the war, was extraordinary. I have a passion for military history and especially SOE and covert ops. and this little demo was great to see. The sound of that engine is so smoooooth! Thank you for sharing this film. 😊
@Liberator74Ай бұрын
Excellent video of one of my favourite planes. Love Shuttleworth too!
@paralogregt2 ай бұрын
I believe that you got the sequence wrong, in that on immediately landing they would turn back on the landing zone and taxi to the end turn facing into the wind. At that time they would exchange passengers etc. They did this so the plane was able to take off immediately if anything happened.
@mikecrawford38052 ай бұрын
“We Landed By Moonlight”, by Hugh Verity, is a great read, as told by Hugh, who was there, in real time. A lot of specific mission narrative, for the SOE, FROM about 1940 to 1944. One of my more prized books.
@scottfw71692 ай бұрын
Ah, will look up that book.
@mothmagic12 ай бұрын
A very enjoyable read. I couldn't put it down
@Buharli440692 ай бұрын
Verry nice airplane. My grandfather used it 2 times during the war.
@jaywalker30872 ай бұрын
My father only spoke once about the Lysander because of the Official Secrets Act.... It was a clue as it wasn't until the day he died, that he told us about his role in the war. He was N SOE radio operator and suffered with nightmares about a time trying to be landed by submarine. Being Depth Charged in the Med. He'd volunteerd for Aircrew in Bomber Command in 1940 but was seconded later on.... He kept the oath he swore almost to his last breath in 2004. I often look up when travelling Londons Baker Street, at the building that was his 'Office '. He left no time for the hundreds of questions I had for him.... Nice one dad... Miss you....
@bigtony4829Ай бұрын
I think the official secrets act only lasted 50 odd years so there's no more really secret info left from WW2 Even the ultra top secret Manhattan project / operation paper clip etc is well documented . Your grandad sounds like mine he was in the RAF and never really talked much about the war
@potrzebieneuman47022 ай бұрын
I'm well past retiement age and I have always had a soft spot for Westland's Lysander, I think they are a beautiful graceful machine and the flap system on the wings was an outstanding idea as long as the pilot treated the AC with some respect.
@babuzzard64702 ай бұрын
Britains version of the German storch. Love it, one of the first models I built as a child.
@eriklapparent46622 ай бұрын
Awesome!With a deep thought for those who did that who were true heroes...Thanks and hi from France.
@PapaDutch2 ай бұрын
Lysanders were also extremely popular Bush Aircraft around the sixties, as I recall. There were a lot of them based at Renton Field in Washington State - near Seattle - being modified to Pontoons
@jeffreycrawley12162 ай бұрын
Back in the 1960s it was rumoured that one of the French language teachers at our school had been in the SOE - her father was Welsh, her mother French and she had lived in France up until 1938. We asked her if she had been an agent and she told us not to be so silly, she couldn't have been THAT brave! Eventually it became known that she used to teach French "etiquette" to the "Joes" - having been brought up in France she knew how to behave. She also used to work at Gibraltar Farm, RAF Tempsford, doing last minute checks to make sure the agents didn't have a London Tube ticket or a "lucky" British penny in their pockets before they flew off;
@davidhull14812 ай бұрын
Great to see, thanks.
@Brian-om2hh2 ай бұрын
I was at Old Warden a few years ago, when the Lysander returned from an airshow and landed back at the Shuttleworth Collection. It's a bigger aircraft than you may think.....
@ianhobbs49842 ай бұрын
There used to be a Lysander skeleton at the rear of Westland 's factory back in the 50's when my uncle who was the company secretary took me for a visit of the factory one Saturday morning when I was about 10 or 11.
@Rickinsf2 ай бұрын
"Army of Shadows" (1969) has a scene with Lysanders doing clandestine operations. They flew in pairs, one would circle overhead, using its' engine noise to mask the sound of the one landing for the drop/pickup.
@peteroffler90402 ай бұрын
Rubbish. utter rubbish.
@stephenoliver14372 ай бұрын
Old Warden lovely vintage airdrome great place for a pit stop off A1
@robertbate57902 ай бұрын
One could argue that its the plane that won the war, for its many dangerous missions 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧
@ricksmith4736Ай бұрын
The PBS show " Ultimate Restorations" has an episode restoring a Lysander... Well worth watching.......
@aussie8072 ай бұрын
One of the unsung heroes of the war, amazing aircraft👍👍
@notmenotme6142 ай бұрын
I’m amazed how the shiny and waxed the French Resistance cars were. Not a single scratch or scuff on that paintwork
@ianseddon93473 ай бұрын
Very nice film, thank you Patrick.
@googleisshittoss2 ай бұрын
My Father was in F-Section SOE..and spoke fondly of the Lysander
@Alan-gx8gf2 ай бұрын
Love Border Collies .
@googleisshittoss2 ай бұрын
@@Alan-gx8gf Yes, we sadly lost the one in my picture last Monday, though she was 15, so a good age :(
@JelMain2 ай бұрын
The communities involved are still together, generations later.
@sullivanrachael2 ай бұрын
Such a lovely display! Fantastic machine, well flown. Shame the Jerries in the Kubelwagen had to make do with an American M1 Garand Rifle, but then, this is England and firearms are kind of restricted. All good fun!
@FoMandN2 ай бұрын
I knew Wing Commander Frank Cromwell Griffiths who, amongst other things, flew Lysanders into France for SOE. He was shot down and escaped through France and into Spain. His book, Winged Hours, is a good read.
@tomtucker832 ай бұрын
My father, an RAF Flight Sergeant deployed to France with a Lysander squadron. I think from RAF Odiham, as an element of the WWII Expeditionary Force.
@TOOL_MARKS2 ай бұрын
I actually saw one flying overhead (in Northern IL., near the WI. border) on New Year's Day 2024. It is quite distinctive, and unmistakable.... I knew what it was the second I saw it. I couldn't believe it. I'm not sure what it was doing flying over Illinois that day, but I'll never forget it. 🙂
@P61guy612 ай бұрын
Beautiful airplane. Wonderful sound. A time machine.
@Rincypoopoo2 ай бұрын
All the more amazing when you consider that the Lysander's elevators are so ineffective that you have to fly the aircraft using the elevator trim... Into a tiny field at night. Wow.
@neilfoster8142 ай бұрын
Bon chance Cecile, merci! Sadly, so many SOE agents and Lysander pilots didn't make it home, but did vital work during WW2. And of course, the Gestapo would torture and often execute any agents they caught. Great demo!
@nigel9002 ай бұрын
Beautiful. 👍🏻
@michelbonneau16503 ай бұрын
Bel hommage,merci !
@davidbarclay20322 ай бұрын
My uncle Fred DFC and bar, was a tail gunner for most of the war, but I recall him telling me he flew clandestine missions late in the war to deliver and collect”packages” to France by night, he didn’t say, but I always assumed it was by Lysander.
@dginia2 ай бұрын
Beautiful - so is the vintage automobile! Does anyone know how many Lysanders were utilized and how many were lost?
@jamesbulldogmiller2 ай бұрын
the soldier in the backseat of the Volkswagen is armed with an M-1 Garand rifle
@davideferrario89962 ай бұрын
Un bellissimo pezzo di storia
@billkingston44022 ай бұрын
Nice Citroen
@pcka122 ай бұрын
Isn't a Lysander on record as shooting down an Me109? A product of Westlands in Yeovil, Someset, were aircraft are still produced under the name Leonardo, named after the famous artist & scientist, another pioneer like Galileo!
@K777John2 ай бұрын
I used to live in Montacute Somerset about 3 miles from Yeovil and Westlands airfield-and now I am a vehicle volunteer at Shuttleworth-life goes in circles…..
@itsonlyme99382 ай бұрын
No GPS back in 1940's and some how they made there way to and from the drop zone.
@av8tore712 ай бұрын
For a minute there I thought this aircraft was a Stinson Gullwing
@martinsaunders29422 ай бұрын
I always thought it was supposed to be a STOL aircraft….but it really doesn’t seem to be..
@ColinH19732 ай бұрын
It's restricted to a longer landing and take off run by operational conditions. It tells you in the commentary.
@nowhereman78132 ай бұрын
Keystone Krauts
@davidhull14812 ай бұрын
Is that a fuel tank underneath?
@savagecub2 ай бұрын
Pretty bad tailwheel wobble there on landing. I hope that's not normal.
@grantm65142 ай бұрын
Pilot: "Oh for fucksake! Why do I _always_ get the one with the wobble wheel?"
@samtatge82992 ай бұрын
I read about some SOE drops. The story of a 23 year old girl who volunteered to be dropped in France by night was particularly heart breaking. Of course the Gestapo caught her and brutalized her for months then shot her. I have 2 daughters. That story really got to me.
@robinfryer4793 ай бұрын
I suppose they had to use a jet engine because they couldn't get Bristol Mercurys
@Shift2Movies2 ай бұрын
LOL
@peterebel78992 ай бұрын
Brits love to play war games .....
@qq-uh2mx3 ай бұрын
I HAVE SIMULATOR FLY THIS AIRCRAFT VERY FUN TO FLY. I LICK THIS AIRCRAFT.
@haroldnicholson86032 ай бұрын
Which simulator is that. I have MSF 2020 and P3D and did not know there was a Lysander for them
@Achilles222 ай бұрын
Who bought a dog to an air show!!
@joseruyborgesribeiro60892 ай бұрын
Mas era muito feio!!!! But it was very ugly!
@helpmehelp30092 ай бұрын
Who said it was outdated? It was the best aircraft we had to take insurgents into France and Spain, 5he pilots who did this were superb landing in fields with nothing more than parrafin lamps for guidance, good job we had them!