do any of our canadian members have wartime pictures of lysanders
at moss bank, moose jaw or assiniboia. several ex RAF lysanders were exported to canada for use by the commonwealth air training scheme.
I am presently trying to research the history of V9312 and know it served at moss bank as a target tug. it was photographed taking part in a parade in saskatoon as a back drop to the officers and dignatries taking the salute.
further pictures must have been taken.
By: cas - 24th August 2004 at 19:37
thanks for tthe information I will give them a try
By: JDK - 24th August 2004 at 14:48
I am presently trying to research the history of V9312 and know it served at moss bank as a target tug. it was photographed taking part in a parade in saskatoon as a back drop to the officers and dignatries taking the salute.
further pictures must have been taken.
You are probably right. Have a look at the Canadian National Archives website. It’s online, but like many archives the detail is erratic. (The text is there, the pics (mostly) aren’t.) If you’ve got a date with your other info, then a written enq. might get a result. The database is: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020115_e.html
Pathe News (www.britishpathe.com) has a good selection of film. The first prototype Lysander’s first flight ISN’T listed under ‘Lysander’ as the a/c hadn’t been announced as such – so that’s at: (893.23 | SPEED AND COMFORT (1:37:36:00 – 1:38:35:00) 18/10/1936 – new monoplane demonstrated at Yeovil.) but a search might net something else.
Most of the Canadian museums are very helpful (having just returned from there) so try them, starting with: www.aviation.technomuses.ca/ and contact each possible museum individually. Good luck!
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By: Swiss Mustangs - 24th August 2004 at 13:46
Hi
four pics from my HDD…
HTH
Martin
By: JDK - 24th August 2004 at 13:25
Have a look at the Canadian National Archives website. I’ll have a look for the details this PM.
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