The Westland Lysander
The Lysander cockpit section
BAHAAT is proud to announce that the fuselage of a real warbird, a Westland Lysander, will be put on display in Broken Wings after the winterstop, from March 26, 2006 onwards. This historic aircraft, s/n 1205n, RCAF n°2364, was build in 1942 by the National Steel Car, Malton and used by N°8 Bombing and Gunnery School at RCAF Station Lethbridge, Alberta. After 202:40 hrs the airframe was struck off. It was lying for several decades in the Canadian plains, ‘till it was brought to Belgium. Thanks to BAHAAT-member Eric Vormezeele it was put on temporarily loan in Broken Wings.
The Westland Lysander played its role in this region of Flanders, as one Army Co-operation “Lizzy”of 4 Squadron was shot down in the neighbourhood (the village of Outer) in May 1940. And in that same area, at Aspelare, the same unit was stationed for a few days.
BAHAAT is looking for cockpit instruments and other parts in order to complete the display of the Westland Lysander.
The Focke-Wulf 190 "Dora" "Weissen 3"
The oleo leg, marked as “White 3”
Since the successful recovery of the Focke-Wulf 190 “Dora” Weissen 3” in September 2004, BAHAAT has been working on reconstructing the wreckage in our museum “Broken Wings”. We hope to get the job done by the reopening of the museum, on March 26.
But on top of that, other parts will be used for the unique rebuild of a flying Dora, by BAHAAT-member Eric Vormezeele. In his workshop, Eric is completing the wings and fuselage (made by FlugWerk) in order to get the bird flying in the future.
One landing gear leg and other parts are already integrated in this project. Eric is also using the patterns of the “Weissen 3” to make a highly accurate reproduction of a wartime D-9. And guess what the identity will be of this Focke-Wulf ? Yep, after being buried for 60 years in the mud of Waasmunster, “Weissen 3” will fly once again. The correct painting scheme will be applied in the very near future.
The cockpit is nearing completion