List of World War II military gliders

List of World War II military gliders

This is a complete list of Second World War military gliders. Only vehicles that reached at least the prototype stage are included in this list.

Australia

* DHA-G1 and G2, experimental transport gliders.

Britain

*Airspeed Horsa, 25 passengers and 2 crew or equivalent weight of cargo including small vehicles. 3,655 built.
*Baynes Bat, experimental light tank carrying glider
*General Aircraft Hamilcar, 7,000 kg of cargo and 2 crew. 412 built.
*General Aircraft Hamilcar Mk. X, Motorised version with 2x Bristol Mercury 31 of 965 hp. 22 examples converted
*General Aircraft Hotspur, trainer 8 passengers and 2 crew. more than 1,000 built.
*Slingsby Hengist, 15 passengers and 1 crew. 18 built.

Germany

*Blohm & Voss BV 40, fighter prototype.
*Blohm & Voss BV 246, glide bomb.
*DFS 230, light transport, 10 troops.
*DFS 331, heavy freight glider prototype, 1 built.
*Gotha Go 242, transport, 23 troops. 1,528 built.
*Gotha Go 244, Motorised version of Go 242, 43 built and 133 Go 242B converted
*Gotha-Kalkert Ka 430, transport, 12 troops. 12 built.
*Messerschmitt Me 321, heavy transport, 120 troops. 330 built.
*Messerschmitt Me 323 as Motorised version of Me 321, 211 built
*Junkers Ju 322, heavy transport prototype, 140 troops. 2 built.

India

* Hindustan Aircraft Limited G-1, prototype glider cite book|title=History of the World's Glider Forces|first=Alan|last=Wood|ISBN=185260275|year=1990|publisher=Patrick Stephens Limited]

Italy

* A1-12P glider, 12 troops, 16 built.
* TM-2 glider, 20 troops, 1 built.

Japan

Army

*Maeda Ku-1-I Type 2, troop transport, 8 passengers and 2 crew
*Kayaba Ku-2, tailless single seat, prototype [http://www.century-of-flight.net/Aviation%20history/flying%20wings/japan.htm Japanese flying wings] ,Wooldridge, E.T. ]
*Kayaba Ku-3, tailless single seat, prototype
*Maeda Ku-6, flying tank
*Kokusai Ku-7 Manazuru "Buzzard", heavy transport, 32 passengers
*Kokusai Ku-8-II "Goose", troop transport 18 passengers and 2 crew [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=2007-04-29 |work= |publisher= ]
*Ku-13 "Akigusa" (Experimental "Shusui" Light Glider)
*Experimental "Shusui" Heavy Glider

Navy

*Yokosuka MXY-5
*Yokosuka MXY-6, testing Motor Glider
*Yokosuka MXY8, unpowered trainer for Mitsubishi J8M

Romania

*Gotha Go 242A-1

oviet Union

*Antonov A-7 (RF-8), 8 troops, 400 (approx) produced
*Antonov A-40, flying tank, prototype
*BDP (S-1) glider, 20 troops, 7 built.
*Gribovski G-11, 20 troops
*KT-20 glider, 24 troops, 1 or possibly 2 built.
*SAM-23 glider, 16 troops or a vehicle.
*TS-25 glider, 25 troops or a vehicle. 6 built.

weden

* AB Flygindustri FI-3, 11 troops, 5 built.

Turkey

* THK-1 glider, 11 troops, prototype.

United States

*Waco CG-4A "Hadrian", 13 troops and 2 crew. More than 12,000 built.
*LRW-1, US Navy CG-4A equivalent
*Waco CG-13A
*Waco CG-15
*General Airborne Transport XCG-16A

ee also

* List of Gliders

References


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