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...
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Airspeed Limited was established in 1931 to build aeroplanes in York, England, by A. H. Tiltman and Nevil Shute Norway (the aeronautical engineer and novelist...
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needed] lists Hengist as the first of the Jutish kings of Kent. Modern scholarly consensus regards Hengist and Horsa as mythical figures, given their...
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proposed by Airspeed Limited a British aircraft manufacturer from 1931 to 1951. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Airspeed aircraft. "Airspeed Type Designations"...
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OTU's Armstrong-Whitworth Whitleys towed Airspeed Horsa heavy troop-carrying gliders on training missions; the Horsas making practice formation landings at...
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List of aircraft (Ai–Am) (section Airspeed)
raid Airspeed AS.49 - Proposed development of Airspeed Queen Wasp to Specification T.24/40, not built Airspeed AS.50 Queen Wasp Airspeed AS.51 Horsa MkI...
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Masters and Harvards and partly because of the importance of Airspeed's other products, the Horsa and Oxford. Data from The Hamlyn Concise Guide to British...
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exhibit of military gliders of the Glider Pilot Regiment includes the Airspeed Horsa and Waco CG-4. The museum has an example of the Soviet ZSU-23-4 Shilka...
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Vultee Vengeance (RAF) dive bomber rejected for service after trials Airspeed Horsa (RAF, Army Air Corps) General Aircraft Hamilcar (RAF, Army Air Corps)...
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List of gliders (A) (section Airspeed Ltd)
Disposal Company See: Schreder Airspeed Tern Airspeed AS.51 Horsa Airspeed AS.52 Airspeed AS.53 Horsa Airspeed AS.58 Horsa II (Émile Dewoitine / Aeronáutica...
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British fighter aircraft of the war a German Biber mini-submarine an Airspeed Horsa MK1 Assault Glider, a large glider of which 916 were deployed during...
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Urubú Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era CG-4A Waco Airspeed Horsa "Transport Gliders: The Rise and Demise of a Weapon: Part Two". Air...
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Museum". Welwyn Hatfield Times. Retrieved 22 September 2020. "AIRSPEED AS.51 & 58 HORSA GLIDER". de Havilland Aircraft Museum. Retrieved 21 September...
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the main elements of the 3rd Parachute Brigade in Normandy as well as towing Airspeed Horsa gliders across the English Channel. They were also active in...
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Aircraft and helicopters Aérospatiale Alouette II AgustaWestland AW109 Airspeed Horsa Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander Dornier Do 27 Piper PA-18 Super Cub See...
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Operation Tonga; 296 Squadron used 19 aircraft to tow Airspeed Horsas; 295 Squadron towed 21 Horsas, although it lost six in transit; 570 Squadron sent...
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administration platoons. Air transport for the brigade was normally the Airspeed Horsa glider, piloted by two soldiers from the Glider Pilot Regiment. With...
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Tottenham Hale takes its name from the old English word Hale (to hoist or pull), as goods (particularly timber) were unloaded from the River Lea for onward transport...
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configuration, and era DFS 230 DFS 331 Waco CG-4A General Aircraft Hamilcar Airspeed Horsa Slingsby Hengist Related lists List of aircraft of World War II List...
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Glider operations started in October 1943 and continued until 1945. Airspeed Horsa gliders from Tarrant Rushton left for France on the eve of D-Day, to...
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Group Airborne Forces, where it mainly operated tug aircraft towing Airspeed Horsa which were used in a number of operations. These included carrying the...
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230 Gotha Go 242 Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Airspeed Horsa Antonov A-7 General Aircraft Hotspur Gribovsky G-11 Slingsby Hengist...
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airborne divisions created by the British Army in World War II. Carried in Horsa gliders, the battalion took part in Operation Mallard, the British glider-borne...
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Glider Conversion Unit (HGCU), equipped with Whitley glider tugs and Airspeed Horsa gliders. No. 296 Squadron and No. 297 Squadron both moved in on 14 March...
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Normandy was arranged in six Airspeed Horsa gliders, piloted by 12 NCOs from 'C' Squadron, Glider Pilot Regiment. The Horsa had a wingspan of 88 feet (27 m)...
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Army pilots trained here as glider pilots from 1943, the base being one of many assisting in the training of Airspeed Horsa Glider pilots in preparation...
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1944; on D-Day it dropped men of the 3rd Parachute Brigade and towed Airspeed Horsa gliders. Further support for the Allied landings and the battle for...
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comparable role, configuration, and era Waco CG-4A General Aircraft Hotspur Airspeed Horsa Slingsby Hengist Gribovski G-11 Antonov A-7 Related lists List of aircraft...
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Jane's Publishers Ltd. p. 41]. ISBN 978-0-35400-538-8. Taylor, H.A. (1970). Airspeed Aircraft since 1931. London: Putnam. pp. 69–70. ISBN 978-0-37000-110-4...
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carry vehicles (such as the Waco Hadrian and Airspeed Horsa) led to the project's cancellation. Although several designs (such as the ConVairCar) have...
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