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The Airspeed AS.51 Horsa was a British troop-carrying glider used during the Second World War. It was developed and manufactured by Airspeed Limited , alongside various subcontractors; the type was named after Horsa , the legendary 5th-century conqueror of southern Britain.
The Waco CG-4 was the most widely used American troop/cargo military glider of World War II.It was designated the CG-4A by the United States Army Air Forces, [2] and given the service name Hadrian (after the Roman emperor) by the British.
Glider pilots pose in front of a Horsa glider, 11 December 1944. From left to right: Lt J. F. Hubble; S/Sgt B. L. Morgan; S/Sgt J. L. Crone; Sgt R. Biagott. There was a certain carefree atmosphere in the squadron in the first few months of its existence; new recruits were not obliged to pass a medical test to join the squadron, and it attracted ...
Airspeed Horsa, 28 [5] passengers and 2 crew or equivalent weight of cargo including small vehicles. 3,655 built. Baynes Bat, (1943) experimental glider for testing design of a tank carrying glider; General Aircraft Hamilcar, (1942) 7 t (6.9 long tons) of cargo and 2 crew. 412 built. General Aircraft Hamilcar Mk.
Among the glider pilots was Jim Wallwork, on a Horsa nicknamed Lady Irene. The Tarrant Rushton gliders landed in occupied France shortly after midnight. Wallwork's aircraft was the first to touch down, but it landed heavily: the force of the impact catapulted both Wallwork and his co-pilot John Ainsworth through the front of the cockpit .
The Glider Pilot Regiment has said it is not aware of any surviving members of the unit who were involved on June 6 1944.
Airspeed Horsa cockpit. AS.51 Horsa I – (12 September 1941) Large troop-carrying glider; 2,245 built including seven prototypes. AS.57 Ambassador – (10 July 1947) Two-engine high-wing piston engine airliner, 23 built [22] AS.58 Horsa II – Variant of Horsa with openable nose section for front loading; 1,561 built. AS.65 Consul – (March 1946)
In March 1944, it was reallocated to 30 Group Airborne Forces, where it mainly operated tug aircraft towing Airspeed Horsa which were used in a number of operations. These included carrying the first glider-borne troops into Normandy to secure vital strategic positions in advance of the main landings on D-Day. A memorial to the men who flew ...