Airspeed Horsa Invasion Glider

[fliton]

My dad was in the 6th airborne at pegasus brigge, an over the rhine, still alive now

[oldfart387]

bomberguy you would make, or were, a great history teacher. I've learned more from your collection than ever before. Keep up the good work!!!

[beerzippy]

Great vid Bomberguy.....Thanks for posting...

[nefron1]

0:45 smile! :D

[jonnybottle]

Bet the four disapprovals are from Germans

[davidallenspears14]

@psyopsiar

[davidallenspears14]

I recall no "82 glider infantry" in world war two dropped into normandy only the 82nd (airborne divisions) and 101st on june 6th the gliders landed deeper into rommels asparagus they were only the (us) 327th glider infantry regiment (GIR) the 401st GIR and the HHB Artillery Division were the 321st glider field artillery battalion the 463d FAB and the 907th field artillery battalion there were large percentages torn apart by either woods or rommels asparagus

[bazookaman1944]

@davidallenspears14 Check out the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment. Part of the 82nd. Kicking Nazi a$s long before the 101st set foot in the ETO.  You might want to read a little bit more about the 101st and 82nd did on D-Day...The 82nd was landing field artillery by glider while the 101sts guns were sitting at the bottom of the English Channel. 319th,320th,325th, all part of the 82nd, landed by glider. While larger parts of the 101st came up the beaches as regular infantry.

[bazookaman1944]

@davidallenspears14 Also the 463rd was a PARACHUTE FA battalion, not a GLIDER field artillery battalion. The main body of the 907th landed by ship AFTER D Day

[bazookaman1944]

@davidallenspears14 Also the 463rd missed the June 5/6 D Day but did get Op. Dragoon, Southern France.

[BlackCountryPuddler]

Give me an X Type and a green light any time. Screw going up in one of those things. "Wot no engines" !!!!

[datzfast]

he-he he could give an unforgettable mustache ride

[Doubledig]

The Army Air Corps Museum at Middle Wallop has a good glider display.

[psyopsair]

Gy grandfather flew the 82nd glider infantry into Normandy in a Horsa. I personally know he had HUGE balls of brass. You should have seen the crotch size in his pants. Custom tailored.

[hellfighter22]

mustache ride anyone?

[kiwitedferny]

I was trained as a paratrooper. I don't mid jumping out of a plane, but landing in a glider....? Mad.

Big brass balls, those guys must have had.

[davoakey]

Are any of these shots from RAF Broadwell

[sgtgrech]

My Grandad flew in the Horsa during WWII, He was in the 6th Airborne.

[0jesse10397]

@sgtgrech Thats very cool...Did he flew at d day?

[sgtgrech]

@0jesse10397. Yes he did. He was at Pegasus bridge with the 6th Airborne (glider troop). Unfortunately like most veterans he would never talk about it, I got most information about him from my Nan.

[CreoleCommando]

Another Brit death trap like the Halifax and Lancaster.....

[ektatherm]

Those "death traps" each managed to get a platoon sized complement of men to within yards of Pegasus Bridge-contrast that with the paratroops scattered all over Normandy !

[54spiritedwill54]

Another awesome one!!

[CaptBubble]

why did our gliders have tricycle undercarriage, but our other planes stuck to tail-dragging?

[hoadmaback]

Excellent video thank you very much.

[sampeterz2k8]

great video gives a real insite into how they work cheers

[StantheGunman]

Awesome film! 5/5

[grahamkeithtodd]

bomber guy mate you have surpassed yourself with this one.. thank you mate!

[MattSharpe95th]

Hi, nice vid its good to see the interior abit closer, um one thing in the description can you change the bit where it says 'American airborne landings in Normandy, market garden' etc to Allied as although you have mentioned the other allies, specifically pegasus bridge it almost suggests that other allies didnt use them in Normandy, market garden etc, just an observation

[hoadmaback]

Yes, am I correct in thinking that the first allied troops to land, and engage the enemy were in fact British glider-borne troops that captured pegasus bridge?

[MattSharpe95th]

Yea thats right :)

I just like to mention it now and then as, due to hollywood, generations of young Americans post comments on similar videos as if they did everything, but usually they dont have a clue what other people contributed in the war.

Check out my pegasus vid if you want :)

[land4x4ever]

There has been alot of people who say that they were the first on the ground and so on, the airborne troops had pathfinders who dropped earlier than the paras but, if it comes to the first allied soldiers to engage the enemy, I think you'd be hard pressed to find anybody who beat Major Howard and his boys.

God Bless em all

[jonnybottle]

@land4x4ever It's irrefutable - Howard and his men were the first

[piciosa]

lol cool video, i prefer my homemade ones though ;-) wink wink ..!x _ Play-Cam(.COM) _

[6kill]

i served my time as a young apprentice in glasgow in the early 70s and worked with many who landed in holland in gliders during ww2 , amazing stories i heard of the battle at arnhiem , brave men ,who fought for all our freedon they should not be forgotton

[lol732]

Excellent footage. My grandad landed at ARNHEM in a Horsa glider as a member of the Airborne. This footage gives a real insight into the glider.

[D375]

Excellent video! thanks for putting it up!

[Perovitch]

Very nice video!

[mvwzc]

kan de hele vzc op kamp in 1 kist

[fabianfred537]

Didn't the author nevil shute have something to do with the Airspeed company..?

[HermannGoering]

Yes, I believe that he started it. His novel "Slide Rule" is about his time in the aviation industry. Full name Neville Shute Norway.

[gliderrider44]

Fantastic video, i was one of the origonal people who wasa involved with the Assault Glider Project at RAF Shawbury, still good to see them in action

[SmiertSpionem]

Well theres one good use for a whitley bomber.

[denberg2]

Keep 'em coming, Bomberguy!

[rdavit]

Another awesome one!!