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HORSA I (AS 51) WW2 GLIDER MANUAL CD (full version)
FROM AN ORIGINAL WITH ALMOST 90 PAGES AS ONCE USED WITH THESE FAMOUS GLIDERS
AP2097A PN dated 1942
WITH APPENDICES FOR TUG AIRCRAFT PILOTS (the complete version)
WWII GLIDER PILOTS MANUAL SPECIALLY ARCHIVED ONTO COMPUTER DISC - FOR ALL COMPUTERS.
Detailed Coverage of this famous aircraft - includes main sections, controls,systems,emergency detail,illustrations, tow charts,cockpit detail,rigging diagram,loading schematic,data charts,seats,doors,undercarriage ejection,limitations, etc..
A nice of history,preserved forever. this archive is true to the original (THIS IS NOT THE COMMON REPRODUCTION, FROM AN ACTUAL ORIGINAL) - A rare piece of history , a superb insight.
Easy use on any computer, view the original detail - print fascinating images
brief -- The Airspeed AS.51 Horsa was a British World War II troop-carrying glider built by Airspeed Limited and subcontractors and used for air assault by British and Allied armed forces. It was named after Horsa, the legendary 5th century conqueror of southern Britain The Horsa was the primary glider used in the paratrooper landings at both D-Day in June 1944 and Arnhem in September 1944
It was first used operationally in November 1942 in an unsuccessful attack on the German Heavy Water Plant at Rjukan in Norway (Operation Freshman). 30 Horsa gliders were air-towed by Halifax bombers from Great Britain to North Africa but three aircraft were lost in transit. On 10 July 1943, 27 surviving Horsas were used in Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily. Large numbers (estimated at over 250) were subsequently used in Battle of Normandy; in the British Operation Tonga and American operations. The first units to land in France, during the Battle of Normandy, was a coup de main force carried by 6 Horsas that 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. Large numbers were also used for Operation Dragoon and Operation Market Garden, both in 1944, and Operation Varsity in March 1945; the final operation for the Horsa when 440 gliders carried soldiers of the 6th Airborne Division across the Rhine.
On operations, the Horsa was towed by various aircraft four engined heavy bombers such as the Short Stirling and Handley Page Halifax, Twins such as the Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle and Armstrong Whitworth Whitley , as well as the US Douglas C-47 Skytrain/Dakota in Operation Market Garden, a total of 1,336 C-47s along with 340 Stirlings were employed to tow 1,205 gliders
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Important note - t.With old arhives of this nature some appropriated ageing maybe present in the transfer, this transfer is good quality scan. all images are perfectly serviceable. Absolutely no Misappropriation can be laid at the this material in any shape or form. they are historically accurate no indemnity will apply for end use
The accuracy or completeness of documents is not guaranteed they are historically accurate to produced date, These archived works are excellant reference material for researchers,authors,enthusiasts,historians. project modelers etc.. Indeed anyone with a intrest in historic items such as these. material maybe from public domain obsolete aircraft,ordanance etc..
Other manuals for ww2 gliders inc Maintenance manual for Waco CG-4A , Hotspur and Hamilcar are also available see other listings
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