4 aircraft ordered from Airspeed Ltd., Portsmouth, to contract SB.13325.
DG597 first flew September 1941.
DG597,
DG600, DG604, DG609
AS.51
Horsa I
4
200 aircraft ordered from Harris Lebus(1), to contract SB.21550. Cancelled.
DJ721 - DJ765
AS.52 Horsa
45
DJ779 - DJ812
34
DJ825 - DJ864
40
DJ876 - DJ913
38
DJ927 - DJ969
43
2 aircraft ordered from Airspeed Ltd., Portsmouth, to
contract SB.21775. Cancelled.
DK346, DK349
AS.52 Horsa
2
Cancelled
and serials reallocated to Horsa Mk.Is
4
aircraft ordered from Airspeed Ltd., Portsmouth, to contract SB.13325.
DK346, DK349, DK353,
AS.51 Horsa I
4
DK358
300 aircraft ordered from Harris Lebus(1)
, to contract SB.21963, later Acft/1513 & finally Acft/1663. Delivered between April and December 1942.
DP279 - DP294
AS.51 Horsa I
16
A few early examples assembled by Airspeed.
DP303 - DP315
13
DP329 - DP353
25
DP368 - DP399
32
DP412 - DP440
29
DP484 - DP506
23
DP513 - DP562
50
DP567 - DP575
9
DP592 - DP631
40
DP593 - DP598, DP614, DP617 and DP701
transferred to USAAF.
DP644 - DP681
38
DP689 - DP713
25
100 aircraft ordered from Austin Motors Ltd., Longbridge Works, Birmingham,
to contract SB.21963 (later Acft/1664). Delivered between March and September 1942.
DP714 - DP726
AS.51 Horsa I
13
DP725 to USAAF
DP739 - DP777
39
DP794 - DP841
48
400 aircraft ordered from Tata, India, to contract SB.22985 (later Acft/1513). Cancelled.
ES372 - ES416
AS.51 Horsa I
45
ES434 - ES471
38
ES485 - ES534
50
ES548 - ES589
42
ES601 - ES636
36
ES649 - ES695
47
ES723 - ES766
44
ES781 - ES830
50
ES855 - ES902
48
200 aircraft ordered from Austin Motors Ltd., Longbridge
Works, Birmingham, to contract Acft/1664. Delivered between September and December 1942.
HG736 - HG770
AS.51 Horsa I
35
HG784 - HG819
36
HG831 - HG880
50
HG897 - HG944
48
HG959 - HG989
31
50 aircraft ordered from Airspeed Ltd., Christchurch, to contract Acft/1689
. Delivered between July and November 1942.
HS101 - HS150
AS.51
Horsa I
50
400 aircraft (possibly ordered from Harris Lebus(1), to contract Acft/1513). Cancelled.
HT525 - HT562
AS.51 Horsa I
38
HT577 - HT621
45
HT645 - HT694
50
HT712 - HT748
37
HT769 - HT812
44
HT830 - HT878
49
HT896 - HT933
38
HT948 - HT996
49
HV113 - HV162
50
65 aircraft ordered from Austin Motors Ltd., Longbridge
Works, Birmingham, to contract Acft/1664. Ordered as Mk.I, delivered as Mk.II
LF886 - LF923
AS.58 Horsa II
38
20
to USAAF
LF937 - LF963
27
1014 aircraft ordered from Harris Lebus(1),
to contract Acft/1663. 635 delivered, remainder cancelled.
LG511 - LG534
AS.51 Horsa I
24
LG547 - LG593
47
LG616 - LG658
43
LG662 - LG699
38
LG713 - LG749
37
LG761 - LG798
38
LG814 - LG856
43
LG868 - LG896
29
LG911 - LG952
42
LG966 - LG999
34
LH113 - LH154
42
LH167 - LH189
23
LH202 - LH249
48
LH263 - LH301
39
LH316 - LH359
44
LH373 - LH415
43
LH429 - LH476
48
LH490 - LH536
47
LH549 - LH583
35
LH597 - LH601
5
LH602 - LH634
33
LH646 - LH690
45
LH703 - LH747
45
LH760 - LH799
40
LH813 - LH855
43
LH868 - LH916
49
LH929 - LH938
10
300 aircraft ordered from Airspeed Ltd., Christchurch,
to contract Acft/1689. See note 3 . Delivered as 220 AS.51 Horsa Mk.I, one AS.58 Horsa Mk.II.Remainder cancelled.
LH942
- LH976
AS.51
Horsa I
35
LJ101 - LJ144
44
LJ157 - LJ193
37
LJ206 - LJ241
36
LJ256 - LJ270
15
LJ271
AS.58
Horsa II
1
Converted to Mk.II under contract Acft/3452
LJ272 - LJ291
AS.51 Horsa I
20
LJ303 - LJ334
32
LJ335- LJ347
13
LJ360 - LJ398
39
LJ410 -
LJ437
28
100 aircraft ordered from Airspeed
Ltd., Christchurch, to contract Acft/1689. See note 3. Delivered between November 1943 and April 1944.
PF690 - PF725
AS.51 Horsa I
36
PF739 - PF770
32
PF786 - PF817
32
206 aircraft ordered from Harris Lebus(1),
to contract Acft/1663. Delivered between February and April 1944.
PW637 - PW678
AS.58 Horsa II
42
PW693 - PW735
43
PW742 - PW790
49
PW812 - PW847
36
PW862 - PW897
36
100 aircraft ordered from Airspeed Ltd., Christchurch, to contract Acft/1689. See note
3. Delivered between April and August 1944.
RJ111 - RJ143
AS.51
Horsa I
33
RJ150 - RJ196
47
RJ212 - RJ231
20
100 aircraft ordered from Harris Lebus(1),
to contract Acft/1663. Delivered between April and June 1944.
RJ245 - RJ287
AS.51 Horsa I
43
RJ290 - RJ316
27
RJ330 - RJ359
30
175 aircraft ordered from Airspeed Ltd., Christchurch, to contract Acft/3452 . Delivered
between August 1944 and March 1945.
RN309 - RN349
AS.58
Horsa II
41
RN362 - RN405
44
RN418 - RN459
42
RN473 - RN520
48
325 aircraft ordered from Harris Lebus(1),
to contract Acft/1663. Delivered between June and September 1944.
RN523 - RN568
AS.51 Horsa I
46
RN583 - RN625
43
RN638 - RN679
42
RN693 - RN738
46
RN752 - RN795
44
RN809 - RN850
42
RN865 - RN902
38
RN918 - RN941
24
50 aircraft ordered from Airspeed Ltd., Christchurch,
to contract Acft/3452 . Delivered betweenMarch and April 1945.
RX534 - RX583
AS.58 Horsa II
50
100 aircraft ordered from Harris Lebus(1),
to contract Acft/3601. Delivered between September and October 1944.
RX595 - RX634
AS.51 Horsa I
40
RX647 - RX688
42
RX700 - RX717
18
450 aircraft ordered from Harris Lebus(1), to contract Acft/3601. Delivered
between September 1944 and March 1945.
RX718 - RX735
AS.58 Horsa II
18
RX749 - RX779
31
RX792 - RX835
44
RX848 - RX889
42
RX902 - RX937
36
RX949 - RX998
50
RZ112 - RZ156
45
RZ170 - RZ203
34
RZ215 - RZ259
45
RZ280 - RZ325
46
RZ338 - RZ380
43
RZ393 - RZ408
16
600 aircraft ordered from Harris Lebus(1), to contract Acft/4505.
TK828 - TK869
AS.58 Horsa II
42
TK882 - TK913
32
TK927 - TK963
37
TK978 - TK999
22
TL114 - TL157
44
TL173 - TL215
43
TL229 - TL261
33
TL274 - TL312
39
TL328 - TL369
42
TL384 - TL427
44
TL440 - TL481
42
TL495 - TL536
42
TL549 - TL587
39
TL602 - TL643
42
TL659 - TL691
33
TL712 - TL735
24
400 aircraft ordered from Harris Lebus(1), to contract Acft/4939 (Originally
Acft/3601). 15 delivered as AS.58 Horsa Mk.II, remainder cancelled.
TT353 - TT367
AS.58 Horsa II
15
TT368 - TT393
26
TT424 - TT469
46
TT487 - TT536
50
TT568 - TT616
49
TT638 - TT669
32
TT682 - TT707
26
TT747 - TT794
48
TT834 - TT872
39
TT895 - TT940
46
TT952 - TT974
23
360 aircraft ordered from Harris Lebus(1),
to contract Acft/5399. Cancelled.
Total Production By Mark and ManufacturerAll Aircraft By
Type
Constructor
AS.51
Mk.I
AS.58
Mk.II
Total
Type
Built New
Conv.
Canc'd
Total
Airspeed Portsmouth
8
8
AS.51 Horsa Mk.I
2503
1259
3762
Airspeed Christchurch
470
225
695
AS.52
202
202
Harris Lebus
1660
1065
2725
AS.58 Horsa Mk.II
1290
(1)
745
2036
Austin Motors
365
365
3793
(1)
2206
2503
1290
3793
Notes
Harris Lebus - a consortium
managed by furniture manufacturers Harris Lebus, Tottenham, London, including Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Works,
The Co-operative Society, AC Cars, Slazenger, Peerless Furniture and others.
It has long been recorded
that there were only 3 Horsa prototypes, but Mike Phipp [4] corrects this to 4, based on Airspeeds Chief Test Pilots' logs.
The contract record card states 'These Gliders are complete Gliders but sometimes delivered as complete sets
of components and assembled under contract A/C 1577. The PF series are definitely delivered as complete Gliders'.
Production References
Airspeed Aircraft
Since 1931, H.A. Taylor (Putnam, 1970)
Wingspan (Incorporating Planes) Magazine #39
RAF
Aircraft Register Series, Various Volumes (Air-Britain Publications)