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So, after a bit of to and fro, I’ve decided to go for this one.
My subject will be a Horsa glider PF800, glider No.1, but chalk number ‘91’, which delivered Major Howard (commander of the coup de main force) and the members of No.25 Platoon (designated as No.1 Platoon for the duration of the operation) of D Company, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, commanded by Lt. Brotheridge, to assault and capture the bridge at Benouville.
You can’t get more D-Day than that.
PF800 was towed by a Halifax V, LL355, code letter G, flown by Wing Commander Duder. I had thought to do some kind of vignette showing the two aircraft, but discretion, and no easy option for the Halifax, got the better part of valour.
The extraordinary feat of Howard and his men is well known, as is the tragic loss of Brotheridge. I wanted to throw some light on incredible flying of the men of the Glider Pilot Regiment, particularly Staff-Sergeants Jim Wallwork and John Ainsworth, who flew Howard, Brotheridge and their men to within about fifty metres of their objective.
Traditional picture of box and bits:
I've made a start on the cockpit. I won't be using the paratroopers, as I've an idea to pose this in flight. That means converting a couple of what I think might be US pilots to glider pilots, and doing something with the flaps, which are moulded shut on this kit. One bridge at a time
My subject will be a Horsa glider PF800, glider No.1, but chalk number ‘91’, which delivered Major Howard (commander of the coup de main force) and the members of No.25 Platoon (designated as No.1 Platoon for the duration of the operation) of D Company, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, commanded by Lt. Brotheridge, to assault and capture the bridge at Benouville.
You can’t get more D-Day than that.
PF800 was towed by a Halifax V, LL355, code letter G, flown by Wing Commander Duder. I had thought to do some kind of vignette showing the two aircraft, but discretion, and no easy option for the Halifax, got the better part of valour.
The extraordinary feat of Howard and his men is well known, as is the tragic loss of Brotheridge. I wanted to throw some light on incredible flying of the men of the Glider Pilot Regiment, particularly Staff-Sergeants Jim Wallwork and John Ainsworth, who flew Howard, Brotheridge and their men to within about fifty metres of their objective.
Traditional picture of box and bits:
I've made a start on the cockpit. I won't be using the paratroopers, as I've an idea to pose this in flight. That means converting a couple of what I think might be US pilots to glider pilots, and doing something with the flaps, which are moulded shut on this kit. One bridge at a time
