This Westland Lysander is shown wearing 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 during WW2 from small fields in Occupied Europe, at night. It has been 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

Thrilled that wonderful #NoreenRiols, one of the last female members of the #SpecialOperationsExecutive SOE French Section, has today received an #MBE. She has dedicated it to her fallen comrades, as I remember her dedicating all her talks.
Her story is told in her memoir #TheMinistryofAgandFish. Congratulations Noreen!