The Westland Lysander aircraft was designed to work with an army and became a legend slipping spies over the English Channel on moonless nights.
In Canada, it helped train novice fighter pilots to hit the right target.
It was a workhorse, not a thoroughbred.
The one the Canadian Warplane Heritage (CWH) Museum will put back in the air in June, after more than 22 years of restoration, has tough blood lines -- it was built by National Steel Car in Toronto in 1942.
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