Ranville in Calvados, Normandy, France — Western Europe
Horsa Glider
Planeur Horsa
De ces planeurs, il n'en reste aucun. Ils ont été suit détruites par les Britanniques pour laisser place a d'autres atterrissages, soit "récupéreres" par la population locale, qui se procurait ainsi du bois de chauffage ou du contreplaqué.
En 2002 le Comité du Débarquement a décidé de financer la construction d'une réplique grandeur nature du planeur Horsa. Une équipe d'enthousiastes bénévoles français a été chargée de réaliser le projet qui a pu être mené a son terme grâce 'à l'aide précieuse des musées de Middle Wallop et d'Aldershot qui ont permis l'examen de pièces originales de planeur, et de la firm De Havilland qui a fourni les plans d'epoque.
Les matériaux et les techniques de fabrication sont exactement les mêmes qui ceux utilisés en 1944. Notez les "bandes d'Invasion" noires et blanches qui caractèrisaient tous les aéronefs alliés. Elles étaient peintes bativement au balai avant le 6 juin, ce qui explique leurs dessins irréguliers, mais authentiques.
Les immatriculations figurant sur cette réplique sont celles du premier planeur qui s'est posé près du pont Pegasus Bridge le 5 juin à 23 h 16.
318 Horsa gliders landed on the area during operations with the 6th British Airborne Division. The gliders transported men (30 maximum) and material (jeep and trailer, 25 pounder gun, motorbikes, bicycles)
No Horsa glider remains intact. They were destroyed by the British or “liberated” by the local population, for fire wood or for construction materials.
In 2002 le Comite du Débarquement decided to finance the construction of a full-size Horsa glider.
Note the black and white “invasion bands” which characterized D-Day Allied Aircraft. They were usually painted with a flour brush just before 6th June which explains their irregular but authentic patterns.
The registration number on this replica is that of 1st glider to have landed next to Pegasus Bridge at 23h16 on 5 June 1944.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 2002.
Location. 49° 14.591′ N, 0° 16.278′ W. Marker is in Ranville, Normandie (Normandy), in Calvados. Marker is on Rue Major John Howard. This marker is on the grounds of the Pegasus Bridge Memorial Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ranville, Normandie 14970, France. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 18 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Bailey Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Lance Corporal Brian J. Mullen (Sapper), R.E. (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Pegasus Bridge Site (about 180 meters away); Major R. J. Howard (about 240 meters away); First House Liberated in France (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Fourth Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (approx. 17.3 kilometers away); In Memory of All Canadian Gunners (approx. 17.3 kilometers away); Message to the French Resistance (approx. 17.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ranville.
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