The Waco CG-15 was an American military glider, which was developed from the CG-4. Although outwardly similar to its predecessor and carrying the same...
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The Waco CG-4 was the most widely used American troop/cargo military glider of World War II. It was designated the CG-4A by the United States Army Air...
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The Waco CG-13 was an American military transport glider aircraft developed during World War II. Wright Field Glider Branch realized a need for a glider...
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intended for training CG-4 pilots. Waco CG-4, also known as the "Hadrian", troop glider. Waco CG-13: troop glider. Waco CG-15: troop glider. Northwestern...
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The Waco CG-3A was a United States light troop military glider of World War II. The CG-3A was the United States Army Air Force's first production troop-carrying...
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crew. More than 12,000 built, known in US Navy service as "Waco LRW-1" Waco CG-13A Waco CG-15 List of gliders List of aircraft of World War II Glider snatch...
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brothers 1903 Wright Flyer (Reproduction) – On display in main museum Waco CG-15 – United States Army Air Forces - In Storage recovered from South Carolina[failed...
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series (YKC, YKC-S, YKS-6) Waco PG-3 (twin-engined powered version of Waco CG-15 glider, prototype only) A preserved Jacobs R-755 is on display at the...
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bay-mounted unit from a Boeing B-29 Superfortress. The cockpit was from a Waco CG-15 military glider and the tail rotor from a Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw was...
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miles away, others were closer, but some ended up 15 miles away.: 39 Three hundred and thirty five Waco CG-4 gliders carried the 55th Glider Infantry Battalion...
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List of United States Air Force aircraft designations (1919–1962) (section CG: Cargo Glider (1941–1948))
CG-8 – Bowlus CG-9 – AGA Aviation CG-10 Trojan Horse – Laister-Kauffman CG-11 – Snead (not built) CG-12 – Read-York CG-13 – Waco CG-14 – Chase CG-15 Hadrian...
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present Douglas C-47 Skytrain (1947–1949) Fairchild C-82 Packet (1947–1949) Waco CG-15 (1947–1949) Lockheed C-130 Hercules (1966–1975) Bell UH-1N Twin Huey (2006–2010...
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The Waco F series is a series of American-built general aviation and military biplane trainers of the 1930s from the Waco Aircraft Company. The Waco 'F'...
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on Waco Field Airport (FAA LID: 1WF), which features a 2,385 ft (727 m) grass runway. Waco 4 – replica Waco 9 Waco ATO Waco Cootie – replica Waco GXE...
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United Kingdom 1942 18 Waco CG-13 United States 1945 135 Waco CG-15 United States 1943 473 Waco CG-3 United States 1942 100 Waco CG-4/Hadrian United States...
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List of gliders (W) (section Waco)
(Dolphin) Waco CG-3A Waco CG-4A Waco CG-13A Waco CG-15 Waco Primary Northwestern PG-1 (CG-4) Ridgefield PG-2 (CG-4) Waco PG-3 (CG-15) Waco LRW (CG-4) Waco LR2W...
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recoded FU GA Waco PG-2 GB Waco PG-3 GC Waco CG-4 GD Laister-Kauffman XCG-10 Trojan Horse GE Waco CG-13 GF Chase YCG-14 GG Waco CG-15 GH Chase XCG-18...
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The Waco 10/GXE/Waco O series was a range of three-seat open-cockpit biplanes built by the Advance Aircraft Company, later the Waco Aircraft Company....
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These included Boeing SB-17G, Cessna LC-126, Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Waco CG-15 rescue aircraft and North American F-82 Twin Mustang and Northrop F-89...
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The Waco A series is a range of light American-built twin side-by-side seater sporting biplanes of the early 1930s. The Waco A series was introduced in...
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101st to be landed by sea, received permission to land with a force of CG-4A Waco gliders assigned to Mission Chicago, the first American glider assault...
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The Waco Custom Cabins were a series of up-market single-engined four-to-five-seat cabin sesquiplanes of the late 1930s produced by the Waco Aircraft Company...
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The Waco S Series is a family of American cabin biplanes produced by the Waco Aircraft Company starting in 1935. The Waco closed cabin biplanes, initially...
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Presidential Unit Citation: 21 July-15 Aug 1972. Constituted as the 50th Transport Squadron on 30 May 1942 Activated on 15 June 1942 Redesignated: 50th Troop...
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on 10 March 1951 Inactivated on 12 March 1951 Activated in the reserve on 15 June 1952 Redesignated 303d Troop Carrier Squadron, Heavy on 8 May 1961 Ordered...
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present Douglas C-47 Skytrain (1948–1953) Fairchild C-82 Packet (1948–1951) Waco CG-15 (glider) (1949–1951) Chase YG-18 (glider) (1949–1951) Fairchild C-119...
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The Waco Standard Cabin series is a range of American single-engine 4–5 seat fabric covered cabin biplanes produced by the Waco Aircraft Company beginning...
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1945–1947 Douglas C-54 Skymaster, 1946–1948 Fairchild C-82 Packet, 1948–1949 Waco CG-15, 1949 Cessna O-1 Bird Dog, 1965–1969 Cessna O-2 Skymaster, 1967–1973,...
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In addition, the Navy took delivery during World War II of 15 U.S. Army Air Forces Waco CG-4A non-amphibious gliders for evaluation under the Navy designation...
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C-72 was a blanket designation given to a variety of privately owned Waco enclosed-cabin biplanes pressed into service by the United States Army Air Forces...
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