Westland Lysander I, P1692, Royal Air Force
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Registration: P1692
Construction Number: Unknown
Code Number: ZR-D
Military Unit: 613 (City of Manchester) Squadron
Model Westland Lysander I
Operator: Royal Air Force
Airport: Netherthorpe (EGNF), UK - England
Photographer: R.A.Scholefield Collection
Date Taken: 07/1940
Date Submitted: 22/01/2012
Three Lysanders of 613 (City of Manchester) Squadron at their Netherthorpe base, using an adjacent wood for camouflage from marauding Luftwaffe aircraft. ZR-D (nearest) crashed on landing on 06.09.40 killing the pilot. From 613 Squadron Archives.
Picture ID:1330728