Airspeed Horsa Glider WWII Wood Model Airplane

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Museum quality Horsa Glider display mahogany model, perfect gift for pilots and collectors.

Model Airplane: Horsa Glider Troop and Cargo Military aircraft
Material: mahogany wood
Manufacturer: Horsa
Era: World War II
Branch:Royal Air Force (RAF)

Model Airplane Factory offers you this elegant Horsa Glider model made from mahogany wood. Every Horsa Glider model replica is a work of art. From raw kiln-dried mahogany wood, Horsa Glider desktop model plane undergoes processes to accomplish a precise Horsa wooden model airplane; from carving, sanding, coating, painting and detailing to a creatively done wooden replica of the Horsa Glider aircraft. Every part and detail is given equal attention to retain the actual specification of the actual aircraft.


The Airspeed AS.51 or Horsa Mk I was a World War II troop-carrying glider built by the British company Airspeed Ltd 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.

On operations they were towed variously by Stirling, Halifax, Albemarle, Whitley and Dakota tugs, using a harness that attached to both wings. The pilots were usually from the Glider Pilot Regiment, part of the Army Air Corps, although Royal Air Force pilots were used on occasion. The Horsa was also used in service by the USAAF. On June 5, 2004, as part of the 60th anniversary commemoration of D-Day, Prince Charles unveiled a replica Horsa on the site of the first landing at Pegasus Bridge, and talked with the original pilot of the aircraft, Jim Wallwork.

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