Gilders

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Me 321 Gigant



to well know build especialy for operation Sea Lion
can take 200 soliders or Panzer IV or two heavy truck or a 88mm gun with tractor the crew 6 men. Firs serial production glders was ready in late 1941. About 200 were build.

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Ju 322 Mammut



Secoud hevy gilder prepare for invasion on England
- two prototypes were build
- they were testet in april 1941
- gilder has 2 pilots and can take 100 solider or tank or something of similar dimensions instad.

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DFS 331



Prototype build in 1941 only one
can take two pilots and 18 soliders
newer in production because german prefered bigger gilders like gigant

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Gotha Go 345 A & B

A version



B version


only one prototype build in 1944 in version B diferent ver. never finished can take one pilot and 9 soliders

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Kalkert Ka 430



Series of 12 from 30 were build to the end of war. Production starts in early 1945. This light gilder can take 2 pilots and 12 full equiped soliders. Was too the last german gilder construction during war.

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JAPAN

Maeda Ku-1



First japan military gilder was a light construction for 2 pilots and 8 soliders. 100 gilders were build in years late 1941 to 1942. Interducted into service in late 1941 and use in indochina for soliders transport and military gilders pilot training.

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Kokusai Ku-8 I



this gilder was made from construction of Ki-59 light transport aircraft without engines. can take 15 soliders

Ku-8 II
Redone hull and wings mass production starts in april 1943 mass production was 700 gilders. Take 2 pilots and 18 soliders or mountain gun in pices