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    The Gotha Go 242 was a transport glider used by the Luftwaffe during World War II. It was an upgrade over the DFS 230 in both cargo/troop capacity and...
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    components. Gotha aircraft included: Gotha B.I/II Gotha G.I Gotha G.II Gotha G.III Gotha G.IV Gotha G.V Gotha G.VI Gotha G.VII Gotha G.IX Gotha G.X Gotha LD.1...
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  • The Gotha Go 244 was a transport aircraft used by the Luftwaffe during World War II. The Go 244 was the powered version of the Gotha Go 242 military glider...
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    The Gotha Go P.60 was a jet-powered flying wing fighter proposed during World War II by Gothaer Waggonfabrik (Gotha). It was conceived as an improved...
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    loaded weight, was 17.5. The project was passed over in favour of the Gotha Go 242. Data from Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933–1945, German gliders in World...
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    four 600 L (130 imp gal; 160 US gal) drop tanks. The He111Z could tow a Gotha Go 242 or Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant gliders for up to 10 hours at cruising...
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  • (prototype) Gotha Go 146, small transport (twin-engine), 1935 Gotha Go 242, transport glider Gotha Go 244, transport Gotha Go 345, assault glider Gotha Ka 430...
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    Horten Ho 229 (redirect from Gotha Go 229)
    The Horten H.IX, RLM designation Ho 229 (or Gotha Go 229 for extensive re-design work done by Gotha to prepare the aircraft for mass production) is a...
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    II the need arose for a heavy glider tug capable of towing the large Gotha Go 242 and even larger Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant. The Heinkel He 111Z Zwilling...
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  • (prototype) Gotha Go 229 flying-wing jet fighter-bomber Gotha Go 242 transport glider Gotha Go 244 transport Gotha Go 345 assault glider Gotha Ka 430 transport...
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  • 242 Gotha Go 242 transport production 1528 1941 glider 244 Gotha Go 244 transport production 176 1941 powered Go 242, 133 converted 345 Gotha Go 345 transport...
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  • designation for the Horten Ho 229/Ho IX Gotha Go 242, transport glider Gotha Go 244, transport Gotha Go 345, assault glider Gotha Ka 430, transport glider Heinkel...
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  • built. Gotha Go 242 (1941), transport, 23 troops. 1,528 built. Gotha Go 244, motorised version of Go 242, 43 built and 133 Go 242B converted. Gotha Go 345...
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  • Sd.Kfz. 8 half-track towing Gotha Go 242 glider...
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    to the sides to avoid excessive height in the rear fuselage as on the Gotha Go 242 glider. With the beginning of the jet age, the need for clearance for...
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    reconnaissance 1939 1941 186 Fieseler Fi 156 Storch (stork) liaison 1936 n/a 24 Gotha Go 242 - transport glider 1941 1943 4 IMAM Ro.10 Fokker F.VII - transport 1924...
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    programs. Development then began of even larger gliders such as the Gotha Go 242 (23 trooper) and Messerschmitt Me 321 (130 trooper) to transport heavy...
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    A complete BMW 801 engine unit, or Kraftei, being unloaded from a Gotha Go 242 transport glider. Russia, March 1943. Note the engine is already fitted...
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    attached to the forward fuselage sides. Hanna Reitsch Related development Gotha Go 242 Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Waco CG-4A General...
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    The Gotha G.IV was a heavy bomber used by the Luftstreitkräfte (Imperial German Air Service) during World War I. It was the first mass-produced relatively...
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    Airspeed Horsa DFS 230 General Aircraft Hamilcar General Aircraft Hotspur Gotha Go 242 Schweizer cargo glider designs Slingsby Hengist Related lists List of...
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    According to Peter Lieb, at least two DFS-230 and two Go-242 gliders landed a further on, only one Go-242 with weaponry and supplies landed on Vassieux, so...
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    1942 Soldiers in the Kholm Pocket, 1942 Soldiers preparing to board a Gotha Go 242 glider, Kholm Sergeant gives soldier food, right: wounded with head and...
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  • engine unit Walter HWK 109-509 – Germany's primary aircraft rocket engine Gotha Go 242 – rocket-assisted glider Heinkel He 176 – rocket aircraft Henschel Hs...
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  • Tactical 1940 Gotha Go 146 Germany Propeller 1936 1,000 Gotha Go 242 Germany Glider 1941 4 Gotha Go 244 Germany Propeller 1941 600 Gotha Go 345 Germany...
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  • Germany 1938 1,600 General Aircraft Hamilcar United Kingdom 1942 344 Gotha Go 242 Germany 1941 1,528 Gribovski G-11 Soviet Union 1941 500 Kokusai Ku-8...
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    boat (some versions only) Dornier Do 24 – maritime patrol flying boat Gotha Go 242 – transport Junkers Ju 290 – long range patrol/transport Heinkel He 177...
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  • The Gotha Go 145 is a German World War II-era biplane of wood and fabric construction used by Luftwaffe training units. Although obsolete by the start...
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    Airspeed Horsa DFS 230 General Aircraft Hamilcar General Aircraft Hotspur Gotha Go 242 Waco CG-4A Related lists List of aircraft of World War II List of aircraft...
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    A BMW 801 Kraftei (power egg), being unloaded from a Gotha Go 242 transport glider. Russia, March 1943. Note the engine is already fitted with its cowling...
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