Gilders after WW2

[blazejos]

I found a book about transport gilders during WW2 and than after war that what is intresting is many cautrys use his ww2 gilders to the 1955 about.

Russia
build new types after war

- C-25 gilders production about 50 in 1946
- Yak-14 heavy gilders production about 400 in 1947 http://www.yak.ru/ENG/FIRM/HISTMOD/yak-14.php
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakowlew_Jak-14 icons 1179 and 1180 in game represents this gilder

Build too IL-32 hevy gilder in 1949 but only prototype
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iljuschin_Il-32

In russia they was in service to the 1956 when all was replaced by Mi-4 hevy helicopters

Greet Britain
I don't have certain information but i thing they use his wartime Horsa and Hamilcar to the time when accept in service first hevy helicopters.

USA
I thing they have too his wartime gilders to the interduce of helicopters.

- YCG-10A heavy gilder production start in may 1945 and end in 1946 were made for the Japan islands invasion newer used about 7 complete build the rest never finished

- XCG-18A from the early 1946 only 6 build
- XCG-20 from december 1946 hevy guilder rebuild to transport aircraft only protype build

Comunist China

Build 12 gilders construction from aircrafts institute in Czengtu in 1947 the name is unknow can take 2 pilots and 12 soliders

Argentine

Build prototype of IAE 25 Manque gilder similar to Waco CG-4A only one build first flaing in 11 august 1945

Australia

Build during war his own types of gilders DHA EG1 and DHA G2 was in service to the about 1955

Czechoslovakia

Buy after war two ex-americans Waco CG-4A named NK-4 and than build his own LB-53 what can take two pilots and 10 soliders or jeep and LD-605 Haban hevy gilder bouth were prototypes. Than buy in russia two C-25 and ten Yak-14. Czech gilder force were intensive trained in years 1950-55 in flaing and landings in gilders but in april 1956 ale gilders were removed and replaced by Mi-4 helicopters. Lbm Pm65008 in game represents Yak-14 gilder in Czechoslovakian markings.

France

Build Fouga Castel Mauboussin CM-10 hevy gilder serial production of this gilders starts in 1947 but gilders were never finished only one prototype build.


Yugoslavia
in 1947 build a prototype of medium gilder wery similar to german Gotha Go-242 can take 12 soliders name is unknow

Sweden
in 1944 build series of Fi-3 guilders for 10 soliders

[Randy]

Great information. Prior to the end of the war the US Army wanted to build about 139 CG-10 gliders, in order to lift an entire airborne division in a single lift. The CG-10 was similar to the British Hamlicar. As you pointed out these gliders were not built due to the end of the war.