Horsa Photographs | World War II Database

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Controls of a Horsa glider, 1942	Halifax bomber towing Horsa glider into the air, date unknown

Horsa glider on landing approach with all flaps down, date unknown	WAAF personnel working on a Horsa aircraft of the Heavy Glider Conversion Unit at Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, 1940s; note Whitley glider tugs in background

Paratroops leaving an Airspeed Horsa training aircraft of No. 21 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit at Brize Norton, England, United Kingdom, 24 Jun 1943. The paratroops were taking part in a press day exercise.	British troops loading field gun aboard Horsa Mk II glider with glider nose section swung away, date unknown

Horsa glider on its nose after landing mishap, date unknown	Stripped US Army airborne jeep exiting a Horsa glider, date unknown; note jeep's lack of ends of the front bumper, and some body and fender panels

Three Horsa gliders landing, pre-May 1944	British troops towing a field gun with jeep, with ammunition boxes on the hood, England, United Kingdom, 1944; note Horsa glider in background

Civilian workers pose with sections of an Airspeed Horsa glider, as received from the manufacturers, before assembly at No. 6 Maintenance Unit, Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, 26 Apr 1944.	C-47 Skytrains and Horsa gliders from the 438th Troop Carrier Group lined up at Greenham Common, Newbury, Berkshire, England, prior to the D-Day invasion of France.

CG-4A and Horsa gliders at an English airfield preparing for the Normandy invasion, May 1944; note the application of invasion stripes still in-progress	Troops of 325th Glider Infantry of US 82nd Airborne Division in a Horsa glider, training or preparing for Normandy, France invasion, England, United Kingdom, May-Jun 1944

Horsa gliders line up in preparation for invasion, England, United Kingdom, May-Jun 1944	A Jeep full of US 101st Airborne paratroopers at a Normandy check-point, Jun 1944. Note Horsa gliders in the background and a box of full M1 Garand ammunition clips in the immediate foreground behind the MP’s leg.

British troops loading 6-pdr anti-tank gun aboard Horsa Mk I glider through side door, England, United Kingdom, Jun 1944; note gun's legs were modified to fit in glider	US troops preparing to board Horsa gliders for Normandy, France assault, England, United Kingdom, Jun 1944, photo 1 of 2

US troops preparing to board Horsa gliders for Normandy, France assault, England, United Kingdom, Jun 1944, photo 2 of 2; note RAF markings recently painted over with USAAF markings	British airborne troops admiring the graffiti chalked on the side of their Horsa Mk I glider, 6 Jun 1944