Horsa Glider

The Airspeed AS 51 Horsa or Horsa Glider was a glider manufactured by Airspeed Limited and was pushed into British and United States Air Force service in late 1941. It was the main glider used by the Royal Air Force during World War II.

Usage
616 of these gliders were put into service during Operation Overlord. It was also employed for Operation Dragoon in Southern France, Operation Market Garden around Arnhem and Operation Varsity near the Rhine River. The most famous of its usage was during Operation Overlord when a battalion of British Light Infantry stormed 2 bridges, Pegasus and Horsa, across the Caen Canal. Varsity was it's last combat usage, with 440 carrying members of the 6th Airborne Division.

Game Info
Jack Evans is flown in on a Horsa along with a platoon of British troops. The glider lands hard, hitting a stream and charging through a wooded area. They stop, just meters away from the German line. In real life, the Germans ignored it because they thought it was parts from a damaged bomber squadron, but they were across the bridge in real life. It is curious that the Germans who are right in front of the crash site with full illumination wouldn't notice this.

Three gliders crash near Pegasus Bridge and remain there until the next day. There is also a crashed Horsa in the Call of Duty and Call of Duty: United Offensive maps Bocage.

Trivia

 * In the map Bocage, a dead cow is under the Horsa Glider