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Lysander Mk.III 8290 eduard 1:48 SCALE PLASTIC KIT Lysandros, the hero of ancient Greece, stepped into the history books as the commanding officer of the Spartan Army. With his victory over Athens in 404 BC, he was able to end the Peloponnesian war. He had a relatively strong impact on the power structure of Greece at the time, and was elevated to the status of one the most influential of Spartan chieftains. He lost his life on the battlefield in 395 BC. The military career of Lysandros was without a doubt the reason behind its use in the naming of the well-known aircraft built by Westland, understandably in its anglicized form, Lysander. The roots of the machine go back to 1934, when the British air ministry decided to replace their army co-operation aircraft, the Hawker Hector. Three firms responded to Specification A39/34 - Hawker, Avro and Bristol. Initially, Westland was not involved, but also received an invitation. The Westland aircraft received the factory designation P.8, and its designer, Arthur Davenport under the supervision of Teddy Petter, spent a lot of time in discussions with pilots. In this way, important and very relevant information was derived directly from army co-operation pilots, and what they needed and expected from their aircraft. It was clear that very important was the view from the cockpit, control at low speeds, and the ability to land and take-off from small fields. The result of their work took to the air for the first time on June 15th, 1936. Because so much emphasis was placed on pilot input, the aircraft had an untraditional look. It was a high wing layout with a greenhouse canopy powered by a Bristol Mercury radial engine. The fixed landing gear was covered by large spats that could mount bomb racks. The unorthodox look of the airplane was accented by the shape of the wing, whose leading edge had an angle that made the wing look as though it was forward swept. The dynamics of the wing and tail surfaces gave the aircraft a minimum speed of 104km/h. The armament was composed of two fixed 7.7mm machine guns, one in each wheel spat, and two more at the disposal of the second crew member. The Lysander could carry bombs from anti-personnel to 500lb. The two prototypes built quickly won the tender against the only competition from Bristol, and Westland received a contract for series production in September, 1936. The first series machines, the Lysander Mk.I, reached military units in June, 1938. They served as artillery spotters, and there are also known film clips of them picking up messages during flight. They entered combat immediately on the invasion of France and the low countries in 1940. In France, they served with four squadrons with the British Expeditionary Force. The flight characteristics also made the Lysander easy prey, indicated by the loss of 118 out of 175 committed machines in May and June, 1940. As a result, the Lysander did not distinguish itself in its intended role under combat conditions - after the fall of Dunkirk, where they dropped supplies to allied troops, they served from British islands in search and rescue operations of shot down aircrews, and as target tugs and the like. Supply drop skills were also honed in the far east combat zones. Here, they flew from bases in India in support of the Chindits, which were British special forces operating with huge losses in Burma, deep in Japanese held territory. The Lysander caught its second wind in support of the French resistance. Flying under the veil of darkness, special forces units flew operations over occupied France. They dropped many supplies and agents, and it was this type of operation that allowed the Lysander to exploit its short take-off and landing ability to its fullest. It was in this role that the Lysander earned its well deserved place in the history of aviation, and showed that the choice of name of the classical hero was a good one. This kit offers you the opportunity to build not only the Special Duty variant of the Lysander Mk.III that served in the support of the French resistance, but also of the other British Special Forces units. Nations of occupied Europe that stood against the Germans with the British is represented by No.309 (Polish) Squadron, RAF. FIRST, A FEW WORDS NÌKOLIK SLOV ÚVODEM BRITISH WWII ARMY CO-OPERATION AIRCRAFT Lýsandros, hrdina dìjin starovìkého Øecka, vstoupil do uèebnic dìjepisu jako velitel spartského vojska. Vítìzstvím nad Athénami v roce 404 pø. n .l. se mu podaøilo ukonèit peloponéskou válku. Pomìrnì výraznì ovlivòoval mocenskou situaci ve starovìkém Øecku a stal se jedním z nejvýznamnìjších spartských vojevùdcù. Na bitevním poli také v roce 395 pø. n. l. zemøel. Vojenská kariéra Lýsandra bezpochyby stála za použitím jeho jména pro známý letoun vyrábìný firmou Westland – pochopitelnì v anglickém pøepisu jména Lysander. Koøeny vzniku stroje sahají do roku 1934, kdy se britské ministerstvo letectví rozhodlo nahradit letouny pro spolupráci s armádou Hawker Hector. Do soutìže dle specifikací A 39/34 byly pøizvány tøi firmy – Hawker, Avro a Bristol. Westland se do pùvodního výbìru nevešel, ale nakonec obdržel pozvánku také. Letoun vznikající u Westlandu dostal tovární oznaèení P.8 a jeho konstruktér, Arthur Davenport strávil pod vedením Teddyho Pettera mnoho èasu diskusemi s piloty. Takto se jim podaøilo pøímo od zdroje naèerpat informace, co pøesnì oèekávají o letounu pro spolupráci s armádou jeho piloti. Kladli dùraz na výhled z kabiny, ovladatelnost pøi nízkých rychlostech a možnost startovat a pøistávat na malých plochách. Výsledek jejich práce se poprvé do vzduchu dostal 15. èervna 1936. Protože se plnì soustøedili na požadavky pilotù, vzhled letounu byl velmi netradièní. Hornoplošník s prosklenou kabinou pohánìl hvìzdicový devítiválcový motor Bristol Mercury. Pevný podvozek kryly rozmìrné kryty, na nìž bylo možné namontovat pumové závìsníky. Nezvyklý vzhled letounu podtrhovalo køídlo, jehož èást nábìžné hrany mìla negativní šíp. Mechanizace køídla a ocasních ploch stála za schopností letounu létat minimální rychlostí 104 km/h. Výzbroj tvoøila dvojice 7,7mm kulometù pevnì montovaných v krytech podvozku a dvojice zbraní stejné ráže ovládaných druhým èlenem osádky. Podvìsit bylo možné pumy, od protipìchotních až do ráže 500 lb. Dva postavené prototypy velmi rychle vyhrály soutìž nad jediným soupeøem k dílen Bristolu a v záøí 1936 byl do kanceláøí Westlandu doruèen kontrakt na sériovou produkci. První sériové stroje, Lysander Mk.I, se k vojenským útvarùm dostaly v èervnu 1938. Sloužily pøi øízení dìlostøelecké palby, známé jsou také filmové zábìry ze sbìru zpráv za letu. Do bojù se zapojily okamžitì po napadení Francie a Nizozemí v roce 1940. Ve Francii se nacházely ètyøi squadrony jako souèást Britského expedièního sboru. Letové charakteristiky èinily Lysandery ve vzduchu velmi snadnou koøistí, o èemž svìdèí ztráta 118 ze 175 nasazených strojù v kvìtnu a èervnu 1940. V bojových podmínkách se tedy Lysandery ve své pùvodní roli neosvìdèily – po úprku z Dunkerque, kde shazovaly zásoby pro spojenecká vojska, sloužily na britských ostrovech pøi pátrání na moøi po sestøelených osádkách, k tažení cvièných terèù apod. Shoz zásob si osádky Lysanderù procvièily také na asijském bojišti. Zde z indických základen podporovaly tzv. Chindits, což byly speciální britské jednotky operující s obrovskými ztrátami v Barmì, hluboko v týlu japonských vojsk. Druhý dech chytily Lysandery v souvislosti s podporou francouzského hnutí odporu. V rámci speciálních jednotek podnikaly pod rouškou tmy lety na území okupované Francie. Pøepravovaly nejrùznìjší náklad, vèetnì osob (agentù) – a to v obou smìrech. Právì pøi tìchto operacích mohly naplno využít své schopnosti pøistát a vzlétnout z malých, provizorních ploch. Právì v této roli si Lysandery vydobyly své zasloužené místo v dìjinách letectví a ukázaly, že jméno antického hrdiny nedostaly nadarmo. V této stavebnici vám nabízíme ke stavbì nejen proslavené Special Duty Lysandery Mk.III, které podporovaly podzemní francouzské hnutí odporu, ale také stroje dalších britských jednotek. Národy okupovaných zemí, které se Nìmecku postavily po boku Britù, reprezentuje letoun polské No. 309 Squadrony RAF.
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Lysandros, the hero of ancient Greece, stepped into the history books as the commanding officer of the Spartan Army. With his victory over Athens in 404 BC, he was able to end the Peloponnesian war. He had a relatively strong impact on the power structure of Greece at the time, and was elevated to the status of one the most influential of Spartan chieftains. He lost his life on the battlefield in 395 BC. The military career of Lysandros was without a doubt the reason behind its use in the naming of the well-known aircraft built by Westland, understandably in its anglicized form, Lysander. The roots of the machine go back to 1934, when the British air ministry decided to replace their army co-operation aircraft, the Hawker Hector. Three firms responded to Specification A39/34 - Hawker, Avro and Bristol. Initially, Westland was not involved, but also received an invitation. The Westland aircraft received the factory designation P.8, and its designer, Arthur Davenport under the supervision of Teddy Petter, spent a lot of time in discussions with pilots. In this way, important and very relevant information was derived directly from army co-operation pilots, and what they needed and expected from their aircraft. It was clear that very important was the view from the cockpit, control at low speeds, and the ability to land and take-off from small fields. The result of their work took to the air for the first time on June 15th, 1936. Because so much emphasis was placed on pilot input, the aircraft had an untraditional look. It was a high wing layout with a greenhouse canopy powered by a Bristol Mercury radial engine. The fixed landing gear was covered by large spats that could mount bomb racks. The unorthodox look of the airplane was accented by the shape of the wing, whose leading edge had an angle that made the wing look as though it was forward swept. The dynamics of the wing and tail surfaces gave the aircraft a minimum speed of 104km/h. The armament was composed of two fixed 7.7mm machine guns, one in each wheel spat, and two more at the disposal of the second crew member. The Lysander could carry bombs from anti-personnel to 500lb. The two prototypes built quickly won the tender against the only competition from Bristol, and Westland received a contract for series production in September, 1936. The first series machines, the Lysander Mk.I, reached military units in June, 1938. They served as artillery spotters, and there are also known film clips of them picking up messages during flight. They entered combat immediately on the invasion of France and the low countries in 1940. In France, they served with four squadrons with the British Expeditionary Force. The flight characteristics also made the Lysander easy prey, indicated by the loss of 118 out of 175 committed machines in May and June, 1940. As a result, the Lysander did not distinguish itself in its intended role under combat conditions - after the fall of Dunkirk, where they dropped supplies to allied troops, they served from British islands in search and rescue operations of shot down aircrews, and as target tugs and the like. Supply drop skills were also honed in the far east combat zones. Here, they flew from bases in India in support of the Chindits, which were British special forces operating with huge losses in Burma, deep in Japanese held territory. The Lysander caught its second wind in support of the French resistance. Flying under the veil of darkness, special forces units flew operations over occupied France. They dropped many supplies and agents, and it was this type of operation that allowed the Lysander to exploit its short take-off and landing ability to its fullest. It was in this role that the Lysander earned its well deserved place in the history of aviation, and showed that the choice of name of the classical hero was a good one. This kit offers you the opportunity to build not only the Special Duty variant of the Lysander Mk.III that served in the support of the French resistance, but also of the other British Special Forces units. Nations of occupied Europe that stood against the Germans with the British is represented by No.309 (Polish) Squadron, RAF.
FIRST, A FEW WORDS
NÌKOLIK SLOV ÚVODEM
BRITISH WWII ARMY CO-OPERATION AIRCRAFT
Lýsandros, hrdina dìjin starovìkého Øecka, vstoupil do uèebnic dìjepisu jako velitel spartského vojska. Vítìzstvím nad Athénami v roce 404 pø. n .l. se mu podaøilo ukonèit peloponéskou válku. Pomìrnì výraznì ovlivòoval mocenskou situaci ve starovìkém Øecku a stal se jedním z nejvýznamnìjších spartských vojevùdcù. Na bitevním poli také v roce 395 pø. n. l. zemøel. Vojenská kariéra Lýsandra bezpochyby stála za použitím jeho jména pro známý letoun vyrábìný firmou Westland – pochopitelnì v anglickém pøepisu jména Lysander. Koøeny vzniku stroje sahají do roku 1934, kdy se britské ministerstvo letectví rozhodlo nahradit letouny pro spolupráci s armádou Hawker Hector. Do soutìže dle specifikací A 39/34 byly pøizvány tøi firmy – Hawker, Avro a Bristol. Westland se do pùvodního výbìru nevešel, ale nakonec obdržel pozvánku také. Letoun vznikající u Westlandu dostal tovární oznaèení P.8 a jeho konstruktér, Arthur Davenport strávil pod vedením Teddyho Pettera mnoho èasu diskusemi s piloty. Takto se jim podaøilo pøímo od zdroje naèerpat informace, co pøesnì oèekávají o letounu pro spolupráci s armádou jeho piloti. Kladli dùraz na výhled z kabiny, ovladatelnost pøi nízkých rychlostech a možnost startovat a pøistávat na malých plochách. Výsledek jejich práce se poprvé do vzduchu dostal 15. èervna 1936. Protože se plnì soustøedili na požadavky pilotù, vzhled letounu byl velmi netradièní. Hornoplošník s prosklenou kabinou pohánìl hvìzdicový devítiválcový motor Bristol Mercury. Pevný podvozek kryly rozmìrné kryty, na nìž bylo možné namontovat pumové závìsníky. Nezvyklý vzhled letounu podtrhovalo køídlo, jehož èást nábìžné hrany mìla negativní šíp. Mechanizace køídla a ocasních ploch stála za schopností letounu létat minimální rychlostí 104 km/h. Výzbroj tvoøila dvojice 7,7mm kulometù pevnì montovaných v krytech podvozku a dvojice zbraní stejné ráže ovládaných druhým èlenem osádky. Podvìsit bylo možné pumy, od protipìchotních až do ráže 500 lb. Dva postavené prototypy velmi rychle vyhrály soutìž nad jediným soupeøem k dílen Bristolu a v záøí 1936 byl do kanceláøí Westlandu doruèen kontrakt na sériovou produkci. První sériové stroje, Lysander Mk.I, se k vojenským útvarùm dostaly v èervnu 1938. Sloužily pøi øízení dìlostøelecké palby, známé jsou také filmové zábìry ze sbìru zpráv za letu. Do bojù se zapojily okamžitì po napadení Francie a Nizozemí v roce 1940. Ve Francii se nacházely ètyøi squadrony jako souèást Britského expedièního sboru. Letové charakteristiky èinily Lysandery ve vzduchu velmi snadnou koøistí, o èemž svìdèí ztráta 118 ze 175 nasazených strojù v kvìtnu a èervnu 1940. V bojových podmínkách se tedy Lysandery ve své pùvodní roli neosvìdèily – po úprku z Dunkerque, kde shazovaly zásoby pro spojenecká vojska, sloužily na britských ostrovech pøi pátrání na moøi po sestøelených osádkách, k tažení cvièných terèù apod. Shoz zásob si osádky Lysanderù procvièily také na asijském bojišti. Zde z indických základen podporovaly tzv. Chindits, což byly speciální britské jednotky operující s obrovskými ztrátami v Barmì, hluboko v týlu japonských vojsk. Druhý dech chytily Lysandery v souvislosti s podporou francouzského hnutí odporu. V rámci speciálních jednotek podnikaly pod rouškou tmy lety na území okupované Francie. Pøepravovaly nejrùznìjší náklad, vèetnì osob (agentù) – a to v obou smìrech. Právì pøi tìchto operacích mohly naplno využít své schopnosti pøistát a vzlétnout z malých, provizorních ploch. Právì v této roli si Lysandery vydobyly své zasloužené místo v dìjinách letectví a ukázaly, že jméno antického hrdiny nedostaly nadarmo.V této stavebnici vám nabízíme ke stavbì nejen proslavené Special Duty Lysandery Mk.III, které podporovaly podzemní francouzské hnutí odporu, ale také stroje dalších britských jednotek. Národy okupovaných zemí, které se Nìmecku postavily po boku Britù, reprezentuje letoun polské No. 309 Squadrony RAF.
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This aircraft belonged to one of the Polish squadrons in the RAF, specifically with No. 309 Squadron, which carried the name ‘Ziemia thCzerwienskia’. This unit used the Lysander from its inception on November 8 , 1940 up to being replaced with the Mustang Mk.I, which was
supplied between the summer of 1942 to March 1943. The Lysander crews undertook day and night training flights and trained for co-operation duties with British and Polish ground elements. For its service, the unit received commendation from RAF Army Co-operation Command. This honored not only the successes of the aircrews, but also that of the ground crews as well, that maintained the aircraft to a very high standard. The aircraft originally carried the code AR P, and was changed to AR V. The connection to the Polish air force is illustrated by the Polish national insignia on the sides of the fuselage. The airfield in the village of Dunino lays only a few kilometers from the Mecca of the world of golf, the Scottish town of St. Andrews. The Polish unit transferred here in May 1941, and remained til the fall of 1942.
A Lysander Mk.IIIA, V9437, No. 309 Squadron, RAF, Dunino Airfield, Scotland, 1942
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Lysanders of No. 613 Squadron (together with Hawker Hectors that were also in service), participated in combat against German units in France in 1940, from the area of Calais to covering the evacuation of Dunkirk. In 1941, the unit used the newer Mk.III, and their role became tactical reconnaissance training in co-operation with the army. This role was fulfilled by the Lysander to 1942, when the newer Tomahawk Mk.IIa and Mustang Mk.I, which represented themselves much better under combat conditions. This aircraft, after No. 613 Squadron, was
rdtransferred to the Canadian air force on May 3 , 1942. It was then tasked with target tug duties, and received the Canadian serial number th1591. It was stricken off charge on April 26 , 1946.
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B Lysander Mk.IIIA, V9374, No. 613 Squadron, RAF, Great Britain, 1941
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Aircraft of No. 26 Squadron entered combat right at the beginning of the war. In 1939, they were moved to France as part of the British Expeditionary Force. After the German invasion of Belgium, which was in May, 1940, the unit was brought back to Britain, but continued operations in northern France. After the evacuation of the Expeditionary Force, its duties over the following year included coastal patrols of the British islands, and training of tactical reconnaissance in co-operation with the army. From 1941, the Lysanders began to be replaced by higher performance types, such as the Tomahawk Mk.IIa and the Mustang Mk.I.
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C Lysander Mk.III, T1429, No. 26 Squadron, RAF, Gatwick AB, 1940/41
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In February, 1942, No. 161 Squadron, based at Tempsford in Bedfordshire County, became the second unit assigned Special Duty functions. Besides the Lysander, the unit also fielded other types, such as the Lockheed Hudson. The new role manifested itself also in the look and equipment of the aircraft. The Lysanders received new camouflage, consistent with night ops. The machines were devoid of weapons, and received a second fuel tank, storage for supplies, and the rear cockpit received a ladder for easier ingress of passengers.
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After the Lysander began to be replaced by higher performing types in units performing army co-operation duties, a new role was found for them. Their performance was ideal for special operations units. In this role, they planted agents, made deliveries, and rescued downed pilots behind enemy lines. Lysanders serving in SD (Special Duty) units performed risky operations at virtually ground level, usually under cover of night, and landed and took off from small, unprepared strips, often under enemy fire. Their main line of defense lay with the bravery of their crews and their camouflage. Their range was increased by the addition of a 150 gallon fuel tank strapped to the underside of the fuselage.
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E Lysander Mk.III SCW, V9367, No. 161 (SD) Squadron, RAF, Tempsford AB, 1944
