Horsa glider in flight over the English countryside, circa 1943.

Caption     Horsa glider in flight over the English countryside, circa 1943. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
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Photo Size 1,024 x 768 pixels
Photos at Same Place England, United Kingdom
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  This anonymous work originating in the United Kingdom is in the public domain. Its copyright expired 70 years after the work was made available to the public.

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1. Rich MILLER says:
24 Jan 2025 08:30:41 AM

Clearly under tow and hence the picture was taken from another Horsa also being towed by the same tow plane. Dual tows were common as the load on the tow plane after initial roll in the takeoff was minimal.

The gliders were used to make up for the lack of large transport airplanes. A C-47 could carry 30 or so paratroopers at max. add 2 gliders and that number almost doubles or allows for heavier equipment (jeeps, artillery, etc.) at the same time.

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