WESTLAND LYSANDER MANIFOLD PRESSURE GAUGE

WESTLAND LYSANDER MANIFOLD PRESSURE GAUGE
WESTLAND LYSANDER MANIFOLD PRESSURE GAUGE WESTLAND LYSANDER MANIFOLD PRESSURE GAUGE WESTLAND LYSANDER MANIFOLD PRESSURE GAUGE WESTLAND LYSANDER MANIFOLD PRESSURE GAUGE
$650.00
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In Stock SKU: 2679

Westland Lysander Manifold Pressure Gauge

Designed in the mid-1930s as a two seater army light bomber/artillery spotter aircraft, the Westland Lysander carried two x .303 in Browning machine guns mounted in each wheel spat and operated by the pilot as well as a rear facing Browning operated by the observer/gunner.

With twelve small bomblets fitted to the outside of the aircraft's under-carriage spats, the Lysander struggled to defend itself during the opening months of the year and was soon relegated to coastal patrol and home duties.   

For Britain's clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) however, the Lysander's rugged construction and extremely short take off and landing capabilities made it the ideal 'behind the lines' aircraft for dropping agents into occupied Europe and resupplying the local resistance fighters.

Powered by its Mercury XX 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, the Lysanders were flown by some of the most talented pilots of the RAF who often flew in total darkness, reading maps by a small cockpit lamp and looking for pinpricks of light below that might identify a resistance make-shift runway for a clandestine weapons drop or emergency agent extraction. 

Manufactured by Manning Maxwell & Moore Inc, thisAN5770-1 Manifold Pressure Gauge was installed in both USAAF and RAF aircraft, and was mounted in the middle of the Lysander's port secondary flying panel, adjacent to the Brake Pressure Gauge.

Installed in an operational aircraft, this instruments rear casing still retains its protective gauze tape that was used to cover the instruments pressure hose intake from dust and dirt, after its removal from the aircraft for servicing. 

This Westland Lysander Instrument comes complete with detailed Scale Model, Mango Wood Stand & Plaque plus Printed Fact Sheet featuring photo of instrument in aircraft cockpit.

* Note that this Westland Lysander Instrument is pictured with a 1/48 scale model rather than the standard detailed, but smaller 1/72 scale. Click on the ‘Model Upgrade' option at the top of this page for the larger 1/48 scale.

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Your Westland Lysander Manifold Pressure Gauge, Original Recovery Curios Warbird Collectable includes:

  • Original Warbird instrument
  • Highly detailed hand-built and airbrushed 1/72 plastic scale model of the aircraft,*
  • Hand-crafted and beautifully finished 100yr, Far North Queensland Mango Wood display stand
  • Detailed, 2-sided, printed and laminated Instrument Fact Sheet detailing aircraft and instrument
  • Removable Magnetic Display Arm

*An upgrade to the larger and more detailed 1/48 scale model is also available in the hand-built and airbrushed plastic version for an additional $45 (Click on the 1/48 scale option)

Both the 1/72 & 1/48 scale hand-built and airbrushed plastic models are available with 'canopy open or closed' options with a choice of two Squadron markings and camouflage.

Upon order placement you will receive an email asking for your preferred configuration.

Your complete Recovery Curios Original Instrument Collectable is securely packed and delivery normally takes between 6 - 8 weeks approx.

Did you fly, crew or maintain a Westland Lysander or have a friend, colleague or family member who did? Check out our PERSONALISED ORIGINAL INSTRUMENT COLLECTABLE OPTION here.