Airspeed Horsa Mk II ID Tag Help

Konrad

Have you spoken to the Assault Glider Trust? They have reuilt a Horsa – and a wonderful job they have done too.

http://www.assaultgliderproject.co.uk/

I’m sure they’d be interested to know what you have found and might be able to ID any smaller parts.

YES…I have in fact and a gentleman there (Gary Wann) has taken down the information and is asking around to find out if the information means anything to them.

Thanks again for the suggestion though..so far haven’t heard back..

Konrad

Konrad

Have you spoken to the Assault Glider Trust? They have reuilt a Horsa – and a wonderful job they have done too.

http://www.assaultgliderproject.co.uk/

I’m sure they’d be interested to know what you have found and might be able to ID any smaller parts.

Much appreciate all the feedback guys! Interesting to read that the plate refers more to that of a major component then the glider itself.

There are other numbers stamped in the columns on the left going down..any idea what these other numbers represent??

They are the actual modification number ..ie the 91 means that Horsa mod 91 has been embodied(carried out) on that component.

Cheers baz

Thanks Guys!

Much appreciate all the feedback guys! Interesting to read that the plate refers more to that of a major component then the glider itself.

There are other numbers stamped in the columns on the left going down..any idea what these other numbers represent??

I was visiting the Varsity area (in particular where the Canadians landed on DZ “A” by Bergerfurth) back in 1995, that’s when I discovered what I assumed to be a disposal pit for a crashed Horsa with my metal detector. The airframe had definitely been burned as the remaining wood and some aluminum metal were either charred or melted.

Does anyone have a clear picture showing the counter balance arm I recovered attached to a Horsa??

Cheers!

Konrad

AFAIK, aircraft registration numbers/letters were not stamped onto modifications plates, as the sub-assemblies were frequently interchangable, and mods were made to sub-assemblies in store prior to final assembly.

Nice to see some Horsa bits – when I last visited the Varsity LGs there was very little to be found apart from German small-arms cartridges.

MOD Plate

It is indeed a MOD plate and these would have been fitted to major sub assemblies of the airframe to record modifications made during service – the DRG no being the drawing number of that assembly and someone here will no doubt be able to id what bit it was attached to.

Though they somtimes carry the name of the aircraft type, I have never seen one with the aircraft’s serial number or indeed any individual identity number on it attributable to the aircraft and any given aircraft would have had several of these fitted.

Hi Konrad
It looks very much like a ‘MOD’ plate.
It should be a record of all the modifications (by number) embodied in that particular aircraft.
Sorry do not know much about Horsas otherwise!!

Regards Baz