Slingsby Hengist
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The Slingsby Hengist was a British military glider designed and built by Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd. Like other British troop carrying gliders in the Second World War, it was named after military figures whose name began with H, in this case the Jute invader Hengist.
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Slingsby T.18 Hengist Mark I (DG676), on tow while with the Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment based at Sherburn-in-Elmet, Yorkshire, 25 April 1943 | |
Role | Troop-carrying glider |
Manufacturer | Slingsby Sailplanes |
Designer | John Frost |
First flight | January 1942 |
Retired | 1946 |
Produced | 1942–1944 |
Number built | 18 |
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