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181 Glider Information for Market Garden
All gliders were Horsas. Landing Zone "S" at Wolfheze was used for both lifts.
This table is still under construction. If anyone can help fill in the gaps, please contact me.
To see the load manifests I have for certain gliders, click on the underlined Chalk Number.
First Lift 17/9/44


Airfield
Manston
Broadwell
Down Ampney




Second Lift 18/9/44

Down Ampney


Serial
B12
B10
B11






B24


A/B Block
44
49
42






81


Chalk Number
313
263
286
287
288
289
290


806
807
808
809
810


Towed by
296 Sqdn.
512 Sqdn.
48 Sqdn.






48 Sqdn.


Load


7 men, jeep, trailer, 2 cycles, FSP1, FSP2, Op Table
7 men, jeep, trailer, 2 cycles, FSP1, FSP2
21 men, 2 m/cs, 2 h/cs
21 men, 2 m/cs, 2 h/cs
15 men, jeep, h/c, 2 cycles, AB Shelter, cooker No.1


Notes
(1)
(2)
No.1 Surgical Team
No.2 Surgical Team
HQ/No.4 Section
HQ
No.3 Section
(1) and (2): The first 2 gliders must have carried No.1 and No.2 Sections, but I do not currently know which Section was in which glider.
Above are two photos taken of Horsa C/N 806 on LZ S. Click on either to see a larger image.
There were pre-prepared loading diagrams for various glider loads.

Here are copies of two of them;

1) A/L Fld Amb Dia. 24.

2) A/L Fld Amb Dia. 26.
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