This is a glass-framed totally rare aluminium airframe section with some green paintwork remains.The part is in nice solid condition not braking up it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection and is 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 9 inches by 7 inches in size.The part is 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 aluminium airframe section with some green paintwork remains.The part is in nice solid condition not braking up it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection and is 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 9 inches by 7 inches in size.The part is 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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