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Fletcher BG-2 twin-fuselage bomb glider project
I have a copy of Bill Norton's book American Military Gliders of World War II and it talks about a little known USAAF bomb glider design of the World War II era, the Fletcher BG-2. I've attached a three-view drawing of the BG-2 (seen on page 210 of Norton's book), if anyone is interested...- Vahe Demirjian
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- bomb glider fletcher glider
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- Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
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Military training gliders
Over on another thread (cargo gliders) we got distracted by discussing military training gliders. This new thread focuses on 2 or 3 seat gliders specifically built for training military glider pilots, especially those who flew assault gliders into WW2 battles. So far, we have only found two...- riggerrob
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- aeronca glider interstate piper pratt-reed schweitzer trainer
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Transport gliders
During WW II the idea of the transport glider was "en vogue", so several countries developed and built such types. One of them was Sweden. The AB Flygindustri of Halmstad designed a glider with the designation Fi 3 of wooden construction, intended for 11 troops plus pilot. Much better known...- Jemiba
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- airborne forces cold war glider post-world war ii world war ii
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- Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects