Horsa Invasion Gliders converted into homes

[pete2778]

The last shot of the interior has a sort of spartan, minimilist modernity to it that wouldn't look out of place today! Not a bad idea but a terrible shame that not many of these gliders survive intact and preserved today.

[doobedoo22]

I stayed a few days in a 'motel room' that was actually the front end of a Bristol Freighter. The tail section was still attached, and housed another family. The conversion to living accommodation was a little kinder than that seen in this video... but not much.

[Grayling57]

Does anyone know if any of these conversions survive or are in use today? I vaguely recall about 20 odd years ago a TV news item about one being used as a garden shed. I think it was carted off to a museum somewhere.

[peepeevagi]

Wanna move? All you need is a giant hook and really good aim XD!

[crocfme]

Wow!...is Richard Branson going to make dog kennels with the Concorde?

[TRUMPHENT]

Heh! This sort of thing may have inspired Tolkien to write about the hobbits and their homes. The timing was right.

On the other hand, Jeremy Clarkson's loathing for caravans may have been imprinted during this period.

[fannybaba]

like to see what our unimaginative planning comitees would have to say about that nowadays.

[nemesixsixsix]

in australia we do that with shipping containers, we get good sturdy houses for a fraction of the price.

[teenonator]

There's a section of a Horsa at the DeHavilland Museum in London Colney near St Albans. AFA living in an aircraft, there's a guy in Oregon who lives in a 727 that's not real far from where the Spruce Goose is in McMinnville

[tvfilmglamdirector]

There's a certain B777 at Heathrow that would be a good candidate

[icemanfullick]

Thats such a good use of old planes,why don't they do it today? I would love to live the the front section of a 747.

[LYAL650]

Couldnt do that with a WACO!

[kenthetuner]

We were glad enough to live in anything in those days. No homeless, No planning, No building controls. Try it know adays!

[SmiertSpionem]

lol, thats as great idea. Sort of trendy too by modern standards.

[burningsponge]

that is a nice house i'd like 2 live i one

[DartDakota]

I'll bet you a hundred to one that builder was a draft dodger! A SPIV as they were known in Blighty during the war.

[oldun52]

bollocks! Looking at the video he seems to be in his 50s, so would have been too old for service.

[DartDakota]

People who use rude language as you have done should be struck off.

[oldun52]

Sorry to offend you!

But at least I don't make unfounded allegations against people trying to earn an honest living.

[denberg2]

Keep 'em coming, Bomberguy!

I'd certainly never seen that one before!