The British Westland Lysander was a slow-flying high-wing two seat monoplane, lightly armed, and designed pre-war to cooperate with ground forces. No.225 Squadron was reformed on the 11th October 1939 from No..614A Squadron. Its Lysanders were mainly used in Army excersises except for some coastal patrols conducted from June 1940. They were easy targets for German fighters and suffered heavy losses in France and Belgium. They were soon relegated to second line duties where the STOL capabilities of the aircraft was used to their full potential