Lysander - Sweat Shirt Size:L Heeps and Sqn

Heeps and Sqn

From former fighter pilot and photographer Ian Black

constructed aircraft during WWI as the Gloucestershire Aircraft Company

There are still a small number of these legendary aircraft flying today

John Alcock was a military pilot during World War I and Arthur Whitten Brown was an engineer and pilot during the war

Lysander - Sweat Shirt Size:L Heeps and SqnWestland Lysander Named after a Spartan leader, the Lysander first flew in 1936 and served throughout the Second World War with the Royal Air Force in co operation with the British Army. The 'Lizzie' had a short field capability which made the aircraft perfect for clandestine operations with the Special Operations Executive. The Lysander was initially used for artillery spotting and many were lost during the withdrawal of the British Expeditionary