The Westland Lysander in Indian Air Force Service (Aircraft of the Indian Air Force Book 1)

The Westland Lysander Army Co-operation aircraft served with three Squadrons of the Indian Air Force during the Second World War. This is the complete history of the aircraft in Indian service.

This book covers the Lysander's arrival in India - a detailed history of the aircraft in service with Nos 1,2,4 and 104 Squadrons of the Indian Air Force. Role of Indian Lysander Pilots in RAF Units. Other smaller units like Operational Training Units and AACUs.

An index of serial numbers is provided complete with final fates of the aircraft.

v 2.0 Photograph of Kartar Singh Saund with Lysander L4770 of No.2 Squadron. Details on Crash of S A Joseph in 104 Squadron. Details from Wg Cdr K K Majumdar s logbook. Photos from RAF LAC Peter Walker. Appendix added on Lysander Strengths. Total illustrations:47
v 1.51 Section on Indian Pilots in RAF Units added. Some additional details on Paljor Namgyal s crash.
v1.50 Section on Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Units added. No.1 Sqn Serials Updated, Captions Updated, New Photographs