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That's a smart looking ship
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I think you forgot to put the boat in the picture
Göta Lejon here under camouflage nets, a tactic used by Sweden even for capital ships, particularly useful for air defence.
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Closely followed by the Reverend Jim.
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Westland Lysander Buøy, Stavanger, Rogaland....
Finnish Air Force "FAF " pilot: A.F.Anderson LY-124 02.03 1940
Three Lysanders, escorted by a navigation aircraft,
took off from Dyce at 10.40 on a transfer flight to Finland.
Due to low cloud and poor visibility they were not able
to locate the airport at Stavanger. Low of fuel, two of the Lysanders
landed un damaged on a field at 14.40. Later on they continued to Stavanger (Sola). On 6th. March they continued their flight to Finland. The damaged Ly-124 was also transported to Finland.
LY-124 hit a rock during the landing and got some damages, the pilot was OK.
Source: Lysander
Stavanger, Norway....
Buøy, Stavanger....
On 8 January 1940 Finland ordered 17 Westland Lysander aircraft at a price of £149,311 pounds sterling. Of these aircraft, only 11 reached Finland. All Lysanders were of subtype Mk I. The first 9 aircraft went by ship to Gotenburg in Sweden on 24 February 1940 and were assembled at Götaverken-factory, reaching Finland between 21 March and 3 May. The remaining 8 aircraft were to be flown to Finland. In fact 4 of them were taken by RAF for their own purposes and another aircraft was destroyed before the trip to Finland. The Westland factory paid back the money for 5 aircraft, total £40,263 pounds sterling.
Only 3 aircraft started their trip to Finland from middle of England, piloted by British pilots. During the flight on 2 March 1940, LY-124, piloted by Mr A. F. Anderson, had mechanical problems and was damaged beyond repair in a forced landing on a field of Buoy Island, near Stavanger in Norway. The remaining 2 Lysanders flew together with 3 Hurricane (HU-453, HU-457 and HU-460 that had started on the same day as the Lysanders but from Wick in Scottland) to the next stop that was Oslo. The 2 Lysanders reached Säkylä in Finland on 8 March 1940 together with the Hurricane fighters.
Source: Incident Westland Lysander Mk I LY-124,
Finnish Air Force "FAF " pilot: A.F.Anderson LY-124 02.03 1940
Three Lysanders, escorted by a navigation aircraft,
took off from Dyce at 10.40 on a transfer flight to Finland.
Due to low cloud and poor visibility they were not able
to locate the airport at Stavanger. Low of fuel, two of the Lysanders
landed un damaged on a field at 14.40. Later on they continued to Stavanger (Sola). On 6th. March they continued their flight to Finland. The damaged Ly-124 was also transported to Finland.
LY-124 hit a rock during the landing and got some damages, the pilot was OK.
Source: Lysander
Stavanger, Norway....
Buøy, Stavanger....
On 8 January 1940 Finland ordered 17 Westland Lysander aircraft at a price of £149,311 pounds sterling. Of these aircraft, only 11 reached Finland. All Lysanders were of subtype Mk I. The first 9 aircraft went by ship to Gotenburg in Sweden on 24 February 1940 and were assembled at Götaverken-factory, reaching Finland between 21 March and 3 May. The remaining 8 aircraft were to be flown to Finland. In fact 4 of them were taken by RAF for their own purposes and another aircraft was destroyed before the trip to Finland. The Westland factory paid back the money for 5 aircraft, total £40,263 pounds sterling.
Only 3 aircraft started their trip to Finland from middle of England, piloted by British pilots. During the flight on 2 March 1940, LY-124, piloted by Mr A. F. Anderson, had mechanical problems and was damaged beyond repair in a forced landing on a field of Buoy Island, near Stavanger in Norway. The remaining 2 Lysanders flew together with 3 Hurricane (HU-453, HU-457 and HU-460 that had started on the same day as the Lysanders but from Wick in Scottland) to the next stop that was Oslo. The 2 Lysanders reached Säkylä in Finland on 8 March 1940 together with the Hurricane fighters.
Source: Incident Westland Lysander Mk I LY-124,
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Good stuff!
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A B-26 Marauder of the 322nd Bomb Group prepares for take off at night.
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Great shot!
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Out for a wee stroll....
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