Yokosuka MXY5

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The Yokosuka MXY-5 was a Japanese military glider produced for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War. The glider consisted of a fabric wrapped plywood covering a tubular steel frame. The design also featured a retractable undercarriage as well as an emergency skid. The design was flight tested in 1942. Only twelve were produced and none were used operationally. [cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/dutcheastindies/japan_paratroop.html|title=The Japanese paratroopers in the Dutch East Indies, 1941-1942 |last=Donaldson |first=Graham |date=2000 |accessdate=2007-04-30 |work= |publisher= ]

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ref=Oblicza Historii [cite web |url=http://www.ioh.pl/samoloty/index.php?art=21 |title=YOKOSUKA MXY-5 KUGISHO |last=Królikowski |first=T. |accessdate=2007-04-30 |language=Polish]
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capacity=11 troops of 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) cargo
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