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List of World War II military gliders

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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.

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Australia

  • DHA-G1 and G2, experimental transport gliders.

    • Germany

  • Blohm & Voss BV 40, (1944) fighter prototype.
  • Blohm & Voss BV 246, glide bomb. not used operationally
  • DFS 230, light transport, 10 troops.
  • DFS 331, heavy freight glider prototype, 1 built.
  • Gotha Go 242, (1941) transport, 23 troops. 1,528 built.
  • Gotha Go 244, Motorised version of Go 242, 43 built and 133 Go 242B converted
  • Gotha Ka 430, transport, 12 troops. 12 built.
  • Messerschmitt Me 321, (1941) heavy transport 120 troops. 330 built.
  • Messerschmitt Me 323 (1942) motorised development of Me 321, 211 built
  • Junkers Ju 322, (1941) heavy transport prototype, 140 troops. 2 built.

    • India

  • Hindustan Aircraft Limited G-1, prototype glider

    • Italy

  • Aeronautica Lombarda AL.12P, 12 troops, 16 built (other source claims 2 prototypes, 6 on order, no delivered).
  • C.A.T. TM-2 glider, 20 troops (other source claims 10 troops), 1 built.

    • Army

  • Maeda Ku-1-I Type 2, troop transport, 8 passengers and 2 crew
  • Kayaba Ku-2, tailless single seat, prototype
  • 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
  • Yokosuka Ku-13, Experimental "Shusui" Light/Heavy Glider
  • Yokosuka MXY-5
  • Yokosuka MXY-6, testing Motor Glider
  • Yokosuka MXY8"Akigusa", unpowered trainer for Mitsubishi J8M

    • Soviet 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, 11 troops, about 100 built
  • 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.

    • Sweden

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

    • Turkey

  • THK-1 glider, 11 troops, prototype.

    • United Kingdom

  • Airspeed Horsa, 25 passengers and 2 crew or equivalent weight of cargo including small vehicles. 3,655 built.
  • Baynes Bat, (1943) experimental glider for testing design of a tank carrying glider
  • General Aircraft Hamilcar, (1942) 7 t (6.9 long tons) 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.

    • United States

  • Allied XLRA
  • Cornelius XFG-1, fuel carrier, 2 prototypes
  • St Louis CG-5 prototype only
  • Waco CG-3
  • Waco CG-4A Hadrian, 13 troops and 2 crew. More than 12,000 built., known in US Navy service as "Waco LRW-1"
  • Waco CG-13A
  • Waco CG-15
  • General Airborne Transport XCG-16A
  • Bristol XLRQ Amphibious assault glider
  • Douglas XCG-17 - prototype based on de-engined C-47 Skytrain.
  • Laister-Kauffman XCG-10A "Trojan Horse" - Large Transport Glider. Some confusion as to the differences between the XCG-10 and the XCG-10A. 2 prototypes built and flown.

    • References

    List of World War II military gliders Wikipedia
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