14 memories of Portsmouth Airspeed factory and aircraft
Do you remember the Airspeed factory in Portsmouth?
By Deborah Croker
Published 12th Nov 2020, 16:25 BST
Dive into our gallery and see 14 memories of the factory and aircraft.
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5. Memories of Airspeed
Airspeed Oxford aircraft on the south west corner of Portsmouth Airport. Photo: The News archive
Airspeed Horsa gliders lay in the fields where they landed at midnight 6/6/1944 prior to the attack to capture the soon to be famous Pegasus bridge over the Caen canal. Through the trees on the left can be seen the Gondree Cafe, the owners of which were the first French citizens to be liberated by the British Army. IWM pic B5233 Photo: The News archive
Airborn troops dig in alongside their Airspeed Horsa gliders close to where they landed at midnight 6/6/1944, prior to the attack to capture the soon to be famous Pegasus bridge over the Caen canal. IWM pic B5051 Photo: The News archive
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