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| Picture No | 10653123 |
| Date | 1944 |
| Description | Horsa glider to Normandy by G. H. Davis |
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Britain's Horsa glider -- the mount which carried the airborne spearhead of invasion to Normandy on D-Day, Second World War. The Horsa's undercarriage is jettisoned before landing, and on touching down its fuselage is instantly detachable to permit the swift unloading of troops and supplies.
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| Source | Illustration by George Horace Davis in ‘The Illustrated London News’, 24 June 1944, pp704-5 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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