DHMosquito · @GRossSharp
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This Westland Lysander is shown a typical Army Co-operation/Air Sea Rescue colour scheme. A successful STOL aircraft it first flew in 1936. Its most significant role, however, was as a covert liaison aircraft, delivering and picking up SOE agents and those fleeing the Gestapo from small fields in Occupied Europe, at night. It has known to carry three - in an emergency four - 'Joes' or passengers in the rear cockpit. This example is owned by the RAF Museum, and has been removed from the London site for restoration. #RAFMuseum, #museum #avgeek #aviation #WW2 #history #photography #WestlandAircraft #ArmyCooperation #AirSeaRescue #SOE #secretagents #Gestapo #OccupiedEurope #Europe #RoyalAirForce #STOL #aircraft #SpecialOperationsExecutive #London
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CarveHerName · @CarveHerName
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Very early #OnThisDay, 4 Jan 1944, Anne-Marie Walters parachutes into occupied France to become a British Special Operations Executive agent.
In August 1944 she escapes over the Pyrenees, and later writes a book about her exploits.
#WomenInHistory #WorldWar2 #SpecialOperationsExecutive #History #Histodons
#histodons #History #specialoperationsexecutive #WorldWar2 #womeninhistory #onthisday