Airspeed Horsa
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airspeed-horsa-186-7173559
title:
Airspeed Horsa
text:
The Airspeed AS.51 Horsa was a British troop-carrying glider used during the Second World War. It was developed and manufactured by Airspeed Limited, alongside various subcontractors; the type was named after Horsa, the legendary 5th-century conqueror of southern Britain. Having been greatly impressed by the effective use of airborne operations by Germany during the early stages of the Second World War, such as during the Battle of France, the Allied powers sought to establish capable counterpar
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
British WWII troop-carrying glider
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspeed_Horsa
date created:
2004-06-03T12:38:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T01:35:20Z
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13
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