Gliders Collection

Handley Page Halifax V towing Airspeed Horsa
Handley Page Halifax V towing off Airspeed Horsa, Tarrant Rushton, 12 October 1944

Gliders ready for Operation Market Garden Second World War
Photograph showing gliders and men of the Allied Airborne Army, on an airfield somewhere in Britain, September 1944. On 17th September 1944 Operation Market Garden was put into action; a bold plan

Gliders and tugs at Tarrant Rushton
Handley Page Halifax glider tugs lined up with Hamilcar and Horsa gliders, Tarrant Rushton, 12 October 1944

Slingsby T. 31 Tandem Tutors and T. 21b Sedburghs
Slingsby T.31 Tandem Tutors and T.21b Sedburghs, 2-seat training gliders, operated by the Royal Air Force, on behalf of the Air Cadets and Combined Cadet Force. Date: circa 1980

Henri Mignet
Monsieur Henri Mignet with his glider, the Mignet HM.5, while launching, 1923

Sugar Glider - Female with young on back, Australia JPF03739
JPF-14130 Sugar Glider - Female with young on back Australia Petaurus breviceps Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Lilienthal No 11 Glider
Otto Lilienthal Taking-Off in His Normal Segelapparat Number 11 Gleitflug, at His Fliegeburg in Lichterfelde, Germany Date: 1895

D-Day - Glider reinforcement team
A team of paratroopers amuse themselves whilst awaiting the call to take flight in their glider to back up the initial assault phase on the Normandy coast

Sugar Glider - Female with young on back - Australia JPF03728
JPF-14131 Sugar Glider - Female with young on back Australia Petaurus breviceps Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Hamilcar Gliders
Hamilcar gliders and Halifax V glider tugs of 644 Squadron, RAF Tarrant Rushton 12 October 1944

German Glider Meeting
Poster for a German gliding meeting

Sugar Glider - With young on back - East Coast, Australia, North-eastern coastal Australia JPF03748
JPF-14144 Sugar Glider - With young on back East Coast, Australia, North-eastern coastal Australia Petaurus breviceps Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Douglas Dakota picking up a glider, Normandy; Second World W
Illustration showing a Douglas Dakota, C-47 Skytrain, swooping down with a hook trailing to pick up a Waco glider, Normandy, France, 1944

Kendall K-1 glider
Hugh Kendalls glider K-1 at the World Gliding Championships, Great Hucklow, 19-23 July 1954

German gliders in Battle of Crete by G. H. Davis
Landing air troops: German gliders of the Battle of Crete during the Second World War. By the use of gliders, parachutes and mass-produced aeroplanes for crash landings

British Gliding Championships 1963
Aerial view of the competitors for the British Gliding Championships, Lasham 1963

Air Scouts learning to glide
Two Scouts sit in a Slingsby T.21 while another Scout connects it to a cable prior to launch at the first Air Scout Gliding Course at Lasham. An Avro York G-ANTK can also be seen in the background

World War II transport planes & gliders ready England
Vintage World War II photograph - transport planes and gliders ready for takeoff in England, for landings in the Netherlands

Maxim-Dunne glider
The Maxim-Dunne glider at Crystal Palace 1904 Date: 1904

Yellow-bellied Glider - In hollow of tree, South coast New South Wales, Australia JPF02253
JPF-14079 Yellow-bellied Glider - In hollow of tree South coast New South Wales, Australia Petaurus australis Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Apprentice Hotpot
A group of hungry apprentices get ready to tuck into a hotpot at a aeronautical school. Date: 1930s

Sugar Glider - feeding on flower
JPF-304 Sugar Glider - feeding on flower Petaurus breviceps Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Picture taken during the Allied Army journey to the East Bank of the Rhine. Horse and Hamilcar gliders were towed by Halifax and Stirling aircraft of the RAF

Laister-Kauffman TG-4A NC46324
Laister-Kauffman TG-4A, (LK-10 Yankee Doodle 2 ), NC46324 awaiting launch at a gliding club in the US. After brief use by the United States Army Air Force (USaF) during the war

C H Lowe-Wylde in novel plane. C H Lowe-Wylde (known as glider pilot No 1) in a small plane that he has designed. This machine built during experiments to determine the cheapest

Canadian registered light aircraft and gliders
A selection of Canadian registered light aircraft and gliders, L to R, top to bottom:- CF-FPH, a Cessna 195; CF-EUM, a Piper PA-12; CF-FKL, a Beech 33 Bonanza; CF-ZAI, a glider; CF-ZBK

WW2 poster, August - Gliding, featuring ATC (Air Training Corps) gliders. One of a series of prints commissioned and published by CEMA (Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts)

Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896), flight pioneer (b / w photo)
5998531 Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896), flight pioneer (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896), flight pioneer

The Silent Wings Memorial, Den Dungen, Holland
This highly original Memorial was designed by local teacher Jos Korsten who is standing beside it. It tells the story of the gliders which landed in the middle of enemy territory in September 1944

View of Pegasus Bridge, Gondree Caf & gun pit
This view is from the east bank of the Orne Canal, (the side where the gliders landed). The Gondree Caf is on the left and the German gun pit and the bridge are on the right

The Winged Men (Colour Litho)
2783881 The Winged Men (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The winged men. Some fans of human flight, with wings on their arms and a rudder on their legs)

The Fatal Accident to Mr Pilcher, the "Gliding"Machine at Work (b / w photo)
1043152 The Fatal Accident to Mr Pilcher, the " Gliding" Machine at Work (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

At 1: 30 a. m on the morning of June 6th, 1944 British and American airborne troops
At 1:30 a.m on the morning of June 6th, 1944 British and American airborne troops and parachutists, using over 1, 000 troop carriers and gliders landed behind the German defences in Normandy

Members of the 1st Airborne Division about to board their Horsa gliders at RAF Fairford prior to take off at the start of Operation Market Garden. 17th September 1944

Airspeed Horsa Gliders lined up alongside the runway at RAF Brize Norton seen here during the build up to Operation Overlord. Circa May 1944

This R. A. F reconnaissance picture shows British Horsa gliders
This R.A.F reconnaissance picture shows British Horsa gliders and parachutes after allied airborne landings had been in fields north east of Caen.The fuselage is not broken as it would appear

Allied invasion of Normandy following the D-Day landings in Northern France during the Second World War. Horsa gliders beside the Pegasus bridge over the Caen canal at Benouville in Normandy

Cramlington Gliding Club members hauling into position a new machine, received the day before. It is the gift of Mr W L Runciman. 14th March 1938

Picture taken from an RAF photographic reconnaissance Spitfire plane of the scene in Holland / Netherlands when the first Allied Airborne army carried out its great operation, September 1944

World War Two - Second World War - British glider-borne troops march out their aircraft for the take-off. The gliders seen here were in the first wave of the airborne attack. 6th June, 1944

Gliders at Northumbria Gliding Club grounded on the air field in February 1995

M. Barbot with the engine of the glider which he crossed the channel in
M.Barbot with the engine of the glider which he crossed the channel in. 7th May 1923

RRG Prufling gliders preparing to bungee launch. (full image of the stereo pair) Date: circa 1928

General Airborne XCG-16A 44-76193 at Clinton County Field, Wilmington, OH.. Designed by Hawley Bowlus and Albert Criz, the sole General Airborne Transport Co

General Aircraft GAL-56 / 01
General Aircraft Gal-56/01 Glider Parked in the Static-Display at the 1947 Sbac Radlett Airshow As Flown by Test-Pilot Captain Eric Melrose Winkle Brown, Cbe, Dsc, Afc, Fraes

Otto Lilienthal Pioneer Glider Pilot Portrait 1848-1896 Date: 1895

Flt Lt W. Murray, left, and John S. Sproule after their?
Flt Lt W. Murray, left, and John S. Sproule after their world record duration flight (for two-seat gliders) at Dunstable, Beds, of 22hrs 13mins in 1938. Date: 1938

CM25 5160 Gliders
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"Gliders: Silent Wings of War and Nature's Marvels" During the Second World War, gliders played a crucial role in various military operations. The Handley Page Halifax V towing the Airspeed Horsa became an iconic image of these airborne missions. Gliders ready for Operation Market Garden exemplified the bravery and determination of soldiers behind enemy lines. At Tarrant Rushton, gliders and tugs stood side by side, awaiting their next mission. These aircraft formed an inseparable bond as they soared through the skies together. Henri Mignet, a pioneer in aviation history, contributed to the development of glider technology with his innovative designs. On D-Day, a glider reinforcement team braved treacherous conditions to provide vital support on the battlefield. Meanwhile, in Australia's wilderness, female Sugar Gliders carried their young on their backs - a testament to nature's incredible adaptability. The Hamilcar they were behemoths capable of transporting heavy equipment during wartime operations. Their sheer size and strength made them indispensable assets on the frontlines. A German Glider Meeting showcased Germany's advancements in this field. In another corner of Australia's diverse landscape, Sugar Gliders continued to captivate observers as they gracefully moved through trees with their young clinging tightly to their backs – a remarkable display of maternal care. Douglas Dakota planes picking up gliders in Normandy demonstrated precision teamwork amidst chaos during World War II. Kendall K-1 glider enthusiasts marveled at its sleek design and soaring capabilities while reminiscing about past adventures. Lastly, German gliders left an indelible mark on history during the Battle of Crete under G. H Davis' watchful eye - showcasing both innovation and destruction simultaneously. From war-torn battlefields to serene natural habitats worldwide; from daring military maneuvers to breathtaking displays of motherhood; from pioneering aviators' dreams realized to historic battles fought - these glimpses into the world remind us of their multifaceted significance throughout history.