The Duke's Newest Helicopters and Gliders

[Mark Deliduka]

These four I just got done with two days ago; two helicopters and two gliders from WWII D-Day invasion. 

First is the USAAF Waco glider by Italeri:

Next is the British Horsa Glider by Italeri:

Next are the two helicopters, starting with this Italian Chinook by Revell:

Finally the last one is the Israeli CH-53 by Italeri:

And that's all for now. We;ll see what next month brings. Meanwhile, thanks for looking in, comments are welcome!

 

[Stikpusher]

Nicely done Mark! Of course I’m a sucker for any Airborne related subjects, so I’m quite partial to the gliders… 😏

Edited Tuesday at 11:20 PM by Stikpusher

[Mark Deliduka]

Thank you Carlos! Yeah, I should get a picture of all four of my gliders all together soon. 

[ghodges]

Excellent quartet! The glider troops of D-Day are often forgotten about with all the glory going to the paratroopers. Your 'copters  remind me I need to build a couple more rotary wing subjects, if I can get past my fear of all that glass. Thanks for posting!

 

Gil 

[Stikpusher]

9 hours ago, ghodges said:

Excellent quartet! The glider troops of D-Day are often forgotten about with all the glory going to the paratroopers. Your 'copters  remind me I need to build a couple more rotary wing subjects, if I can get past my fear of all that glass. Thanks for posting!

 

Gil 

Which is kind of ironic, as the greatest single success obtained by the Airborne forces in Normandy on D-Day was the glider assault that seized the Orne River and Caen Canal Bridges in the opening minutes of the invasion. 

[Ron Bell]

Trivial fact about glider pilots. The British pilots were trained as infantrymen and were expected to join and fight with the infantry they were bringing in. The American pilots, however, were considered "speciaiist" and after landing were expected to make their own way back to the beaches to be evacuated to England. Of course it didn't quite work out that way for them what with the Germans objecting to the whole affair. 

[Stikpusher]

Yes indeed. The British Airborne had the Glider Pilots Regiment as supplemental forces during their operations. With US glider pilots, I’ve seen photos of them making their ways to Utah Beach in dribs and drabs for return to England. But I’ve never read or seen anything on their evacuations in Anvil/Dragoon, Market Garden, or Varsity. The latter two would have been especially challenging since the battlefield conditions were even less conducive to getting them to the rear compared to the D-Day landings. 

[VMF211]

Great work!! They all turned out very nice. The gliders are unique as I don't see many of them built. Great job!!