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@HorsaProject

@JetAgeMuseum’s latest project is recreating the cockpit of a WWII invasion glider, the Airspeed Horsa @GlosAirport.

 Gloucestershire Airport
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Joined March 2013
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Astronaut material or Space Cadet? Put yourself (or friends, family or employees) to the test with @HeliairUK – at Torrevieja, Spain
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Airspeed Horsa cockpit #glider #WW2 @DDaystripes @ddayoverlordweb @DDayMuseumUK @6thairborne @HorsaProject bit.ly/TPMCal17 #avgeek
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Our friends @JetAgeMuseum are holding a 'Junior Pilots Wanted' event on New Year's Day...looks like fun!
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Saddened to hear about the air incident in #Shoreham. Our thoughts go out to everyone affected.
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#OpVarsity Gliders Major W.H.J Sale's photograph 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry nam.ac.uk/online-collection/… @NAM_London
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#OTDH 70 years ago #OpVarsity Lt Kenward's Locust tank, delivered by Hamilcar, knocked out by a German Panther. #WW2
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"@JetAgeMuseum: She's here! teapawt.net/JetAgeMuseum/status/58…" RAF Leeming's gate guardian has gone home to Gloucester.
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HorsaProject retweeted
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AHB(RAF)@AHB_RAF24 Mar 2015
Op VARSITY: #OnThisDay 1945 massive Allied airborne assault to cross the Rhine with over 16,000 Paras #avgeek #WWII
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Image from AHB(RAF) (@AHB_RAF)
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Operation Varsity. 70 years ago today.
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Brian the dog fought for Britain in Operation Varsity, Operation Plunder and parachuted into Germany.
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Marker commemorating landing 2nd Ox&Bucks in #OperationVarsity March #1945 #WW2
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Modern day bridge where Objective X used to be. Captured by 1RUR. #OperationVarsity #1945 #WW2
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Bill Downs American War Correspondent reporting Airborne armada on #OpVarsity billdownscbs.blogspot.co.uk/…
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WWII veterans visit @JetAgeMuseum to commemorate anniversary of Operation Varsity. gloucestershireecho.co.uk/WW…
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pointerlu@pointerlu22 Mar 2015
Two veteran RAF glider pilots return to the "cockpit" at a museum in Gloucestershire to mark the 70th anniversary of Operation Varsity.
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70 Years - Operation Varsity 1945 - 24 March; largest airbourne assault in a singe day #RhineCrossings
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WWII Pictures@WWIIpix23 Mar 2015
This week I will tweet many photos about Operation Varsity (large airborne operation), because of its 70th anniversary tomorrow. #WW2
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WWII Pictures@WWIIpix23 Mar 2015
Douglas C-47s and Waco gliders of the 439th Troop Carrier Group are ready for the start of Operation Varsity. #WW2
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WWII Pictures@WWIIpix23 Mar 2015
American paratroopers of the 17th Airborne Division jump from the new C-46 planes, prior to Operation Varsity. #WW2
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Looking forward to presenting 12-2.30pm on @BBCGlos tomoro. #Vinyl years, #MenInSheds, @JetAgeMuseum, #vintage fair!
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Image from Manpreet Pinder (@manpreetpinder)
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