Horten Brothers - Surviving Aircraft

Surviving Aircraft

• Unrestored examples of the Horten H.IIIh and Horten VI sailplanes are displayed at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center facility of the National Air and Space Museum (NASM) in Washington, DC.
• Two of the Horten's gliders built in Argentina can be seen at the Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica located in Morón few miles west of Buenos Aires.
• The turbojet-powered Ho 229 V3 brought to the U.S. as part of Operation Paperclip for evaluation is in storage at the NASM awaiting restoration.
• An example of the Horten IV glider is located in the "Planes of Fame" aircraft museum in Chino, California.
• A restored Horten IV is also on display at the Deutsches Museum in Munich.
• A Horten H 1B sailplane (LV-X017) built in 1954 was restored to flying condition (Years 2007-2008) and flown (Year 2008) at the Club de Planeadores Otto Ballod, Adolfo Gonzales Chaves city, Argentina. It is currently at the Club de Planeadores Otto Ballod (Otto Ballod Sailplane Club).