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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.
Operation Freshman was the codename given to a British airborne operation conducted in November 1942 during World War II.It was the first British airborne operation using Airspeed Horsa gliders, and its target was the Vemork Norsk Hydro hydrogen electrolysis plant in Telemark, Norway which produced heavy water as a by-product.
The Airspeed Horsa glider. The only Horsa gliders were in England at the time, and transporting them to North Africa would require a tow of 1,200 miles (1,900 km) over the Atlantic Ocean around the coast of Portugal and Spain, then a further 2,000 miles (3,200 km) across North Africa to reach Tunisia. [10]
The British assault group flew from the south of England to Normandy in six Airspeed Horsa gliders. The pilots of the gliders succeeded in delivering the company to its objective. After a brief exchange of fire, both bridges were captured and defended successfully against German tank, gunboat and infantry counter-attacks, until relief arrived.
Dismantling Airspeed Horsa gliders. No. 274 MU RAF Little Snoring between December 1945 and 1947. [212] Sub site at RAF North Creake between 30 September 1945 and September 1947. [207] Sub site at RAF Oulton between 3 October 1945 and November 1947. [213] RAF Swannington between 1 October 1945 and November 1947. [214] No. 275 MU No. 276 MU No ...
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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)
Elmira consisted of 176 Douglas C-47 Skytrain troop carrier aircraft acting as glider tugs, 36 Waco CG-4 gliders, and 140 of the larger Airspeed Horsa gliders, divided into one serial of 26 and three serials of 50 tug-glider combinations. One additional C-47, which had returned to base earlier in the day without dropping its stick of ...