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Dangerous landing in a military glider, type CG-4A (SFP 186)

Pilot or co- pilot injured when landing in a glider in 1945. Landing and unloading of several American gliders, that supplied the troops with material. One of the landings fails, the wing breaks off and the injured pilot is carried away by medics. Gliders were of central importance to supply the troops with material. They were towed by motorized military aircraft and then released. Often they landed behind enemy lines. The Waco CG-4 Haig (also known as "Hadrian") was a commonly used gliders in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. The first flight tests began in 1942. Overall 15 companies including the Wicks Aircraft Company of Kansas City (Missouri) produced more than 12,000 CG-4A. 1,074 CG-4A were built by Waco Aircraft Company in Troy (Ohio ). The CG-4A consisted of plywood and metal. Every glider was flown by a pilot and a copilot. Up to 13 soldiers could be transported with equipment or a jeep or a quarter-ton truck, or a 75-mm howitzer. The gliders were loaded on their unfolded bow section. After their landing, the aircrafts were ​​immediately discharged and then abandoned. Normally, Curtiss C-46 or Douglas C-47 Dakota were used as tow planes. Text Wikipedia: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_CG-4A