This is a glass-framed totally rare wooden airframe structure sections with some green paintwork remains.The wooden parts 4 of them in all are in nice solid condition not braking up or falling apart they are partly rounded structure parts and have been carefully cleaned. They are presented in a glass-fronted box frame, complete with all aircraft information and numerous photographs including pictures of the glider section in the 1980’s before it was destroyed in the storm , making it perfect for display or any collection. The frame measures 10 half inches by 10 half inches in size.The parts are from a British Horsa Glider which landed in Normandy on the 6th June 1944 during the D-Day invasion in Northern France.
The first unit to land in France during the Battle of Normandy was a coup-de-main force carried by six Horsas. They captured Pegasus Bridge in Operation Deadstick over the Caen canal and a further bridge over the River Orne. 320 Horsas were used in the first lift, and a further 296 Horsas were used in the second lift.
This airframe panel came from a British Horsa glider which was recovered from Normandy in the late 1940’s as war salvage. This was brought back to England and remained in a yard in Kent. The glider section was destroyed in the Great Storm 15-16 October 1987 that hit England and Northern Europe. The photos below are the section of Horsa glider in Kent prior to being destroyed in the storm.
This is a glass-framed totally rare wooden airframe structure sections with some green paintwork remains.The wooden parts 4 of them in all are in nice solid condition not braking up or falling apart they are partly rounded structure parts and have been carefully cleaned. They are presented in a glass-fronted box frame, complete with all aircraft information and numerous photographs including pictures of the glider section in the 1980’s before it was destroyed in the storm , making it perfect for display or any collection. The frame measures 10 half inches by 10 half inches in size.The parts are from a British Horsa Glider which landed in Normandy on the 6th June 1944 during the D-Day invasion in Northern France.
The first unit to land in France during the Battle of Normandy was a coup-de-main force carried by six Horsas. They captured Pegasus Bridge in Operation Deadstick over the Caen canal and a further bridge over the River Orne. 320 Horsas were used in the first lift, and a further 296 Horsas were used in the second lift.
This airframe panel came from a British Horsa glider which was recovered from Normandy in the late 1940’s as war salvage. This was brought back to England and remained in a yard in Kent. The glider section was destroyed in the Great Storm 15-16 October 1987 that hit England and Northern Europe. The photos below are the section of Horsa glider in Kent prior to being destroyed in the storm.
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