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
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 [1]
Italy
- Aeronautica Lombarda AL.12P, 12 troops, 16 built (other source claims 2 prototypes, 6 on order, no delivered).[1]
- C.A.T. TM-2 glider, 20 troops (other source claims 10 troops), 1 built.[1]
Japan
Army
- Maeda Ku-1-I Type 2, troop transport, 8 passengers and 2 crew
- Kayaba Ku-2, tailless single seat, prototype [2]
- Kayaba Ku-3, tailless single seat, prototype [2]
- 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 [3]
- Yokosuka Ku-13, Experimental "Shusui" Light/Heavy Glider
Navy
- 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 [1]
- Antonov A-40, flying tank, prototype
- BDP (S-1) glider, 20 troops, 7 built.[1]
- Gribovski G-11, 11 troops, about 100 built[4]
- KT-20 glider, 24 troops, 1 or possibly 2 built.[1]
- SAM-23 glider, 16 troops or a vehicle.[1]
- TS-25 glider, 25 troops or a vehicle. 6 built.[1]
Sweden
- AB Flygindustri FI-3, 11 troops, 5 built.[1]
Turkey
- THK-1 glider, 11 troops, prototype.[1]
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[5]
- 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.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Wood, Alan (1990). History of the World's Glider Forces. Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 978-1852602758.
- ^ a b Japanese flying wings, Wooldridge, E.T.
- ^ Donaldson, Graham (2000). "The Japanese paratroopers in the Dutch East Indies, 1941-1942". The Netherlands East Indies 1941-1942. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
- ^ Gunston, Bill (1995). The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875-1995. London: Osprey (Reed Consumer Books Ltd). p. 82. ISBN 1 85532 405 9.
- ^ Popular Science, May 1943, An Amphibian Glider
- ^ Daves WarbirdsAero Web