List of Westland Lysander operators

The following are units which operated the Westland Lysander. In some cases, the Lysander was used in a secondary role for communications and was not the main equipment of the squadron.

Military operators[]

Australia[]

Royal Australian Air Force

• No. 3 Squadron RAAF
• No. 451 Squadron RAAF

British India[]

Royal Indian Air Force^[1]

• No. 1 Squadron, Indian Air Force
• No. 2 Squadron, Indian Air Force
• No. 4 Squadron, Indian Air Force
• No. 104 (GR) Squadron, Indian Air Force ^[2]

Burma[]

Burma Volunteer Air Force

Canada[]

Royal Canadian Air Force

• No. 2 Squadron RCAF
• No. 110 Squadron RCAF
• No. 111 Squadron RCAF
• No. 118 Squadron RCAF
• No. 123 Squadron RCAF
• No. 400 Squadron RCAF
• No. 414 Squadron RCAF

Egypt[]

Royal Egyptian Air Force

• - 19 Mark I and a Mark III. From 1940-1943, thereafter used for target towing.

Finland[]

Finnish Air Force

• No. 12 Squadron, Finnish Air Force
• No. 14 Squadron, Finnish Air Force
• No. 16 Squadron, Finnish Air Force

Free France[]

Free French Air Force

Ireland[]

Irish Air Corps

6 supplied in 1939

Poland[]

Polish Air Force in Great Britain

• No. 309 "Land of Czerwien" Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron

Portugal[]

Portugal Air Force

South Africa[]

South African Air Force

Turkey[]

Turkish Air Force

36 Mark II supplied in 1939

United Kingdom[]

Royal Air Force

• No. 2 Squadron RAF
• No. 4 Squadron RAF
• No. 6 Squadron RAF
• No. 13 Squadron RAF
• No. 16 Squadron RAF
• No. 20 Squadron RAF
• No. 24 Squadron RAF
• No. 26 Squadron RAF
• No. 28 Squadron RAF
• No. 81 Squadron RAF
• No. 116 Squadron RAF
• No. 135 Squadron RAF
• No. 138 Squadron RAF
• No. 148 Squadron RAF
• No. 161 Squadron RAF
• No. 173 Squadron RAF
• No. 208 Squadron RAF
• No. 225 Squadron RAF
• No. 231 Squadron RAF
• No. 237 Squadron RAF
• No. 239 Squadron RAF
• No. 241 Squadron RAF
• No. 267 Squadron RAF
• No. 268 Squadron RAF
• No. 275 Squadron RAF
• No. 276 Squadron RAF
• No. 277 Squadron RAF
• No. 278 Squadron RAF
• No. 280 Squadron RAF
• No. 285 Squadron RAF
• No. 286 Squadron RAF
• No. 287 Squadron RAF
• No. 288 Squadron RAF
• No. 289 Squadron RAF
• No. 309 Squadron RAF
• No. 357 Squadron RAF - Special Duties
• No. 510 Squadron RAF
• No. 516 Squadron RAF
• No. 598 Squadron RAF
• No. 613 Squadron RAF - Auxiliary Air Force equipped with Lysanders as main equipment.
• No. 614 Squadron RAF - Auxiliary Air Force equipped with Lysanders as main equipment.
• No. 679 Squadron RAF
• No. 695 Squadron RAF
• No. 6 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit
• No. 7 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

Fleet Air Arm

United States[]

United States Army Air Forces

• 330th Bomb Squadron
• 340th Bomb Squadron
• 496th Fighter Training Group

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