The Airspeed Horsa Glider
The Airspeed Horsa Glider With Kevin Getz Part of Gliders and Troop Carriers Week on WW2TV • Gliders and Troop Carriers More Operation Market Garden and Arnhem content on WW2TV • Operation Market Garden and Arnhem A graduate of Ohio University, home of the Cornelius Ryan Archives, Kevin Getz has degree in journalism. He has been employed with the Indiana State Police for nearly 30 years to include duty assignments as a Road Trooper, General Assignment Detective, and Internet Crimes Against Children Detective. He started his re-enacting career in the late 1990s with an interest in British Airborne. That developed into a focused interest and research of the Glider Pilot Regiment and the men who were “Total Soldiers.” In today's show, Kevin will compare the Horsa to the DFS-230 and Hadrian, discuss its production and flight testing, operations, and its depiction in popular culture. Kevin on Twitter / gliderpilot44 You can become a YouTube Member and support us here / @ww2tv You can become a Patron here / ww2tv Please click subscribe for updates Social Media links - / ww2tv / ww2tv / ww2tv WW2TV Bookshop - where you can purchase copies of books featured in my YouTube shows. Any book listed here comes with the personal recommendation of Paul Woodadge, the host of WW2TV. For full disclosure, if you do buy a book through a link from this page WW2TV will earn a commission. UK - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV USA - https://bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV

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