Airspeed Horsa
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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 nam
An Airspeed Horsa under tow
Paratroops leaving an Airspeed Horsa trainer of No 21 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit at Brize Norton, 4 June 1943.
The main components of a Horsa, as delivered by their manufacturers, and a group of civilian workers responsible for their assembly into a complete aircraft. RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, 26 April 1944
Horsa Cockpit
Waco CG-4
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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, and given the service name Hadrian by the
Airspeed Horsa
…400 Horsas in a form of reverse Lend-Lease. Capable of accommodating up to 30 troop seats, the Horsa was much bigger than the 13-troop American Waco CG-4A (known as the Hadrian by the British). In British service, the Horsa was a major component during several major offensives that followed the successful…
CG-4A
During Operation Market-Garden, Waco gliders are lined up on an English airfield in preparation for the next lift to the Netherlands.
German troops examine an abandoned Waco, Normandy, June 1944
The XPG-1 prototype