HG922

media-20348.jpeg UPL 20348 Airspeed AS51 Horsa glider - USAAF markings painted over the original RAF ones. Rear fuselage has been removed with the quick release bolts in order that the cargo could be removed - possibly an anti tank gun or a Willy's Jeep.

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Object Number - UPL 20348 - Airspeed AS51 Horsa glider - USAAF markings painted over the original RAF ones. Rear fuselage has been removed with the quick release bolts in order...

Airspeed Horsa glider HG922, assigned to 437th TCG, 8th AF USAAF. Airspeed Oxford Mk II - T1371 'Windy Lynn' stalled on takeoff with loss of directional control and crashed onto parked line of gliders. mild damage to A/C.

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Units served with

437th Troop Carrier Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Troop Carrier

Places

Ramsbury

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Crashed	Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8, UK	8 May 1944	Ground accident Ramsbury/Sta 469 Cat 2 damage, parked A/C 8-May-44. 8AF
Manufactured	Cowley, Oxford, Oxford OX4, UK		Built at Austin Motor Co.
Assigned	Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8, UK		Assigned to 437th TCG, 8th AF USAAF.