| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | LA-AI |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Horten III |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Horten III |
| Aircraft Version: | Horten IIIh |
| C/n (msn): | 31 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Washington - Dulles InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KIAD IATA: IAD Local: IAD Other: - |
| Collection: | National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian) - Udvar-Hazy Center |
| Photo Date: | 9 April 2015 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 108151 |
| Photo Comment |
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Horten craftsmen built this glider in 1944 at Göttingen. It probably first flew as a two-seat Horten IIIg but was modified into a single-seat glider, with special test apparatus installed to measure angle-of-attack, yaw and speed, leading to the change of designation to IIIh. The British found this glider at Rottweil, approximately 100 km (60 miles) southwest of Stuttgart in 1945 'in perfect condition'. Precisely what happened between then and it becoming part of the NASM collection is unknown. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 8 December 2018, and has since been viewed 229 times. |