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    Airframe Family: Westland Lysander
    Latest Model:Lysander III
    Last Military Serial:2442 RCAF
    Last Civil Registration:G-LYZY
    Compressed ID:Westland Lysander III sn 2442 RCAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:The Fighter Collection, Duxford, UK

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Lysander III.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 2442.

    To unknown owner with c/r OO-SOT.

    To Sabena Old Timer Federation, Brussels Airport, Melsbroek, Vlaams Gewest.
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    23 September 1989


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Special Duties Lysander IIIA in 161 Squadron markings on the flight-line at the 1989 RAF Leuchars Airshow.

    Circa 1990


    Photographer: Unknown

    1991


    Photographer: Rik Verhelle
    Notes: I personally took this picture of Lysander 2442 in Schaffen (Belgium) on the occasion of a veteran war-birds meeting.

    16 July 1993


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At Flying Legends Duxford (EGSU).

    22 July 1995


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Lysander IIIA of Sabena Old Timers on the flight-line at the 1995 International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire.

    1998


    Photographer: Chris Redford
    Notes: At the Oldtimers Airshow at Ecuvillens in Switzerland

    9 December 2024

    To The Fighter Collection, Duxford, UK with new c/r G-LYZY.
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