Really looking good Steve, I wondered if the the glider had chalked messages on the fuselage by the men it carried?
Like your invasion striped kitchen towels.
Cheers,
Wabble
Like your invasion striped kitchen towels.
Cheers,
Wabble
Steve's 1/72 Italeri Horsa Glider
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It did. I remember reading that Wally Parr, who was from that part of London, scrawled something about Lewisham and that another man responded to this on the other side of the glider, so there were at least two 'contributions' and there was something chalked on both sides. I haven't attempted to replicate that here, nor am I sure exactly what was written.
I'm calling this one done.
To re-iterate, this is Glider No.1, a Horsa glider and the first to land at the Benouville (now Pegasus) Bridge, shortly after midnight on 6 June 1944. Here we have it, moments before landing at about 00.16 hrs.
Just for fun, imagine being there and seeing this very large glider swooping in to land, passing over your head at close to 100 mph!
And for a bit of history and context, aboard this glider were the following men, unless otherwise noted they were all members of No.25 Platoon - designated No.1 Platoon for the duration of the Coup-de-Main Raid - of "D" Company, the 2nd Battalion the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. They were the first thirty of the hundreds of thousands of men who would land in Normandy on this night and in the following days and they stand here for all of them.
Staff Sergeant Jim Wallwork (Glider Pilot Regiment) who flew this glider in.
Staff Sergeant John Ainsworth (Glider Pilot Regiment) co-pilot.
Lieutenant Den Brotheridge (Platoon Commander) who would be killed in action as he crossed the bridge.
Sergeant Ollis
Corporal Caine
Corporal Webb
Corporal Bailey
Lance-Corporal Packwood
Lance-Corporal Minns
Private Baalam
Private Bates
Private Bourlet
Private Chamberlain
Private Edwards
Private Gardner
Private Gray
Private O'Donnell
Private Parr
Private Tilbury
Private Watson
Private White
Private Windsor
Private Jackson (08)
Major John Howard ("D" Company Headquarters, Commander Coup-de-Main Force)
Corporal Tappenden ("D" Company Headquarters, Wireless Operator)
Corporal Watson (249th Field Company)
Sapper Danson (249th Field Company)
Sapper Ramsey (249th Field Company)
Sapper Wheeler (249th Field Company)
Sapper Yates (249th Field Company)
The men from 249th (Airborne) Field Company were there primarily to defuse and remove any demolition charges that the Germans might have placed on the bridge.
To re-iterate, this is Glider No.1, a Horsa glider and the first to land at the Benouville (now Pegasus) Bridge, shortly after midnight on 6 June 1944. Here we have it, moments before landing at about 00.16 hrs.
Just for fun, imagine being there and seeing this very large glider swooping in to land, passing over your head at close to 100 mph!
And for a bit of history and context, aboard this glider were the following men, unless otherwise noted they were all members of No.25 Platoon - designated No.1 Platoon for the duration of the Coup-de-Main Raid - of "D" Company, the 2nd Battalion the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. They were the first thirty of the hundreds of thousands of men who would land in Normandy on this night and in the following days and they stand here for all of them.
Staff Sergeant Jim Wallwork (Glider Pilot Regiment) who flew this glider in.
Staff Sergeant John Ainsworth (Glider Pilot Regiment) co-pilot.
Lieutenant Den Brotheridge (Platoon Commander) who would be killed in action as he crossed the bridge.
Sergeant Ollis
Corporal Caine
Corporal Webb
Corporal Bailey
Lance-Corporal Packwood
Lance-Corporal Minns
Private Baalam
Private Bates
Private Bourlet
Private Chamberlain
Private Edwards
Private Gardner
Private Gray
Private O'Donnell
Private Parr
Private Tilbury
Private Watson
Private White
Private Windsor
Private Jackson (08)
Major John Howard ("D" Company Headquarters, Commander Coup-de-Main Force)
Corporal Tappenden ("D" Company Headquarters, Wireless Operator)
Corporal Watson (249th Field Company)
Sapper Danson (249th Field Company)
Sapper Ramsey (249th Field Company)
Sapper Wheeler (249th Field Company)
Sapper Yates (249th Field Company)
The men from 249th (Airborne) Field Company were there primarily to defuse and remove any demolition charges that the Germans might have placed on the bridge.
Outstanding and a fitting tribute to the men who glided in her.
Superb
Very nice with the barn doors all the way down and just skimming over the trees. I can just hear the order...feet up...brace yourselves.
Cheers,
Wabble
Cheers,
Wabble
G
Nice work, and cool to see it in a diorama as it’s landing 
Lovely tribute Sir!
Steve
Steve
Excellent build Steve.
A credit to you and thanks for the historical info. too.
Ron
A credit to you and thanks for the historical info. too.
Ron
Fantastic work Steve.
That is excellent. A moment in time and a fitting tribute to the brave men in Glider No1.
Well done Steve, looks great
That's a superb build and a very fitting tribute - very well done :thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:
Excellent models & blog.
I'm super late to the party once again, Steve! A fantastic build and finish of a classic glider. Also some great info and background too. It must have been really different building something in 1/72, even though the kit is rather large. Hope your eyes are back to normal now...
Prost
Allen
Prost
Allen
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