

After her first aerial victory, Lynette steadily begins to improve her skills, as well as her confidence.Īt the end of the Britannian campaign, she worked to rebuild the ruined country of Gallia alongside Perrine. Faced with a surprise attack from a Neuroi, Yoshika helps Lynette overcome her fears, laying the foundation for a close friendship. Lynette shows Yoshika around the base, but in doing so shows herself to be withdrawn and lacking confidence. When Yoshika joined the 501st, she was is assigned to be Lynette's roommate, and the two quickly become friends. She was expected to back up Flying Officer Clostermann, but due to differences in personalities, their compatibility was extremely poor, and a vicious circle was created due to increased pressure. Due to this, she lost all of her confidence. She performed well in training, but was unable to be effective during actual combat. She joined the Strike Witches shortly before Sergeant Miyafuji to help protect her homeland. Some political speculations indicates that this affair involves the Britannian leaders not wanting to dedicate their home country veteran witch to the Joint Fighter Wing. When she joined up, after receiving basic training, Lynette was dispatched directly to the 501st JFW despite being a rookie. Her elder sister Wilma has been assigned to Britannia air defense as a witch, and Lynette is seen as having more potential than her sister and is looking forward to the future. Patricia's father sometimes tries to stir up a feeling of rivalry between the two families, but Patricia herself doesn't really seem to care. Patricia's family was friendly with the Bishops during her early years, though Lynette doesn't seem to remember this. Her father went to college together with Flying Officer Schade's father, and they competed with each other in sports as well as academics. Before joining the military, she was enrolled at an all-girls school, meaning her contact with men was limited. Lynette is the daughter of a wealthy, upper class merchant and Minnie Bishop, a veteran Witch of the First Neuroi War who fought in London.

The fifteen year old Lynette is the only Witch in the 501st who is native to the Britannian Commonwealth, affiliated with the Britannian Air Force 610th Fighter Squadron and holding the rank of Sergeant, later promoted to Flight Sergeant. 6 Lynette's Comments On Other Characters.
