As promised, here's the Lysander. Painted in the early, overall black colour scheme of 138 (SD) Squadron, this aircraft is from the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden, just a few miles to the north and west of Duxford.
This Squadron was based at Tempsford, near Sandy, Bedfordshire during WW2, operating Hudsons, Lysanders and Halifaxes, dropping supplies and agents into occupied Europe and Scandinavia, with the Lysanders, (and sometimes also the Hudsons) operating from the forward base at Tangmere, in Sussex, landing to deliver and pick-up SOE agents, VIPs, and Resistance members, often deep into France.
Charles 'Pick' Pickard, later famous for his starring role in the wartime movie 'Target for Tonight', and better known post-war for his leadership during the Amiens prison raid, where he lost his life, was, at one time, a pilot with this Squadron.
The Lysanders were later painted in Dark Green and Medium Sea Grey on the upper surfaces, at the suggestion of Hugh Verity, who was OC of the Squadron for a tour, and the Lysander hanging in the Air and Space hangar at Duxford, is painted to represent his aircraft.
More to come soon.