This Horsa Glider LH291 is a replica of the aircraft that were used during the Second World War. Special about this aircraft is that original parts were used to make it complete. All over the world there are only two of these examples. The aircraft comes from RAF Cosford near Birmingham. There the aircraft has been in a hangar for a long time, but now, after restoration, it have a nice spot in War Museum Overloon.
British museums didn’t have space or didn’t want it because it wasn’t original.
Thirteen years have been built on the Horsa and they were busy for eleven years getting him into a museum. And now from September 26 2019 on display at the War Museum Overloon, Netherlands.
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By: Aeronut2019 - 20th October 2019 at 13:19
IIRC the nose at Duxford is an original MkII , as are nearly all original Horsa cockpits, the only original MkI Horsa nose is at Middle Wallop. The last time I visited the AGT at Shawbury there was a veritable cockpit production line with a number being assembled alongside the completed Horsa fuselage, which is why I’m wondering where they all went.
There is another Horsa Mk I cockpit being built by Jet Heritage at Staverton, but this is independent of the AGT production.
By: mmitch - 20th October 2019 at 08:49
I never knew there were two Horsas built.? Has the Dumfries and Galloway museum a large enough building now?
Metheringham was hoping last year to have the Horsa as well but they would have needed a much bigger hangar!
If I remember correctly the AGT built another nose for the American project. There is also a glider nose in the Airborne Forces museum at Duxford
mmitch.
By: Aeronut2019 - 19th October 2019 at 10:38
The AGT’s Hadrian went to the Dumfries museum and the Tiger Moth is with the Historic Army Aircraft Flight at Middle Wallop where yesterday it’s wings were put back on.
Wharever happened to the Horsa ‘kit of parts’ the AGT was producing for an American museum?
By: mmitch - 19th October 2019 at 08:32
It was built by the Assault Glider Trust. The Dakota that they had to go with it is now at Metheringham where they are building a hangar to house it.
mmitch.
By: avion ancien - 18th October 2019 at 19:35
Hats off to the Dutch!
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October 18, 2019 at 6:43 pm