Anyone recognise this airfield please?

Peter wrote:

Horsa made me think of the Hengist. Can't think why

Fred Slingsby bult the T18 Hengist. It was built to a different spec from the Airspeed Horsa and was smaller (only 15 seats), although still bigger than the GAL Hotspur.
Only 18 were built as the WACO Hadrian, built en-masse in the USA, fulfilled a similar role.
According to wiki, there was only one pilot whereas Hadrian/Horsa had two and only 2 aircraft actually entered RAF service,with the 'Glider Pilots Exercise Unt', the others either being put in storage or issued to 'experimental' units..

quote="Bloodhound1949" post=153694]I thought the Hadrian was the British designation for the Waco glider ?.....There appear to be four Airspeed Horsa gliders also on the photograph.[/quote]

You are correct. My mistake. I did intend to type Horsas but dyslexia took over

Believe the photo may be one taken when they made a film of Ramsbury in March 1944.

Link to the Critical Past site that may be of interest.

www.criticalpast.com/video/65675067748_P..._wounded-man-treated

I nkow what you mean,I hive the same porblem !

Bit late but adding my tuppence of knowledge for what it's worth.

The USAAF only operated the Horsa on D-Day and no aircraft received invasion stripes before June 3rd. So this fits in with Harboda's March '44 comment.

Also note the Horsa's have had their RAF roundels painted out. Some had them over painted with stars-and-bars. some didn't.

Some Horsa didn't get the RAF roundel completely painted out.
With regards to the Hengist. It was a two pilot aircraft and it had already been side-lined long before the Hadrian became available.
The specifications for the Hotspur, Hengist and Horsa were all written within a short period of time and reflect the rapidly developing idea of what the Airborne forces wanted from a glider.
The 8 seater Hotspur was comparable to the DFS 230 used by the Germans and was a gut response to it.
However, it was quickly decided that a glider that carried 15 paratroops (Yes, just like the Hotspur and Horsa the Hengist was designed as a partroop dropper) was what was wanted. But even before the Hengist emerged it too was deemed to be too small and a glider carrying 25 troops was a better idea, with Airspeed's design (Horsa) winning out over that from Miles (M32).