This is truly a trivial question with regard to WWII.
The Westland Lysander was one of those remarkable airplanes that came along just prior to World War II. While unsuited to its design role, it went on, during the war, to provide much useful service in many roles, the most remembered being that of a clandestine provider of nighttime support and transport for Allied agents working on the Continent. Its STOL capabilities combined with its stout landing gear allowed it to land in and depart from undeveloped airfields (i.e., not really airfields at all).
So, I’ve come to wonder: was a Lysander ever busted by the Germans while on the ground in occupied Europe?
This, of course, leads me to wonder if its Axis doppleganger, the Fiesler Storch was similarly used in the clandestine role (I am aware of a Storch’s part in Skorzeny’s rescue of Mussolini)?
Yes, apparently a few were captured, though I cant find any record that the Germans ever used them.
This page has a discussion and picture of Lysander purportedly captured in France.
On this page is an account of a pilot who had to abandon hus Lysander when it became bogged down after landing in France. No account is given of the fate of the plane,
Yes. I am not aware of what these missions were, but the Storch was used to put men behind the lines, probably for recon or espionage for the most part.
The Storch is still in production in Europe as a light aircraft for private use.
