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Major General
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well i perposefully put "Best/Most Sucessful" in the title as this way we can have two planes, the hamilcar for best, the horsa for most sucessful...........
Best/Most Sucessful Glider of WWII
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cheddar cheese
Major General
For me the Horsa shall always be associated with Pegasus Bridge (Been there!)
Concorde247
Senior Airman
mosquitoman said:
If you want capacity why not go for the ME321?
cheddar cheese
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Good point 
mosquitoman
Master Sergeant
Because they got shot down in droves
cheddar cheese
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Damn why dont pwered gliders count, oh how I would love to pick the Komet.
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Major General
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hey, you, why'd you delete my post??
but don't forget the horsa could take her share of the heavy stuff too, two jeeps at least, i know it's not a tank but if i can't have a tank i'd rather have a jeep than nothing at all...............
but don't forget the horsa could take her share of the heavy stuff too, two jeeps at least, i know it's not a tank but if i can't have a tank i'd rather have a jeep than nothing at all...............
mosquitoman
Master Sergeant
Actually I'd prefer a jeep- it's faster!
cheddar cheese
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I didnt delete anyones post lanc. I think youre either misreading things or going senile
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Major General
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right so what are we deciding on??
cheddar cheese
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Horsa.
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for best and most sucessful??
cheddar cheese
Major General
Yes
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i'll go along with that.........
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
WACO CG-4 GLIDER DEVELOPMENT MISHAP! 
"The program got off to a rocky start. The first time gliders were used in combat was in Sicily. They were to land on a beach, and the approach was made over water. Many of the gliders were released too far away to make land, and crashed in the ocean too far from land for the soldiers to swim. Approximately 300 men were presumed drowned. Shortly thereafter, in a demonstration flight over St. Louis, a wing separated from a Waco glider carrying the mayor of the city and the President of the Waco Company. All aboard were killed. The military decided to step back and take another look."
By John Lorenz
From Silent Wings museum intro page
"The program got off to a rocky start. The first time gliders were used in combat was in Sicily. They were to land on a beach, and the approach was made over water. Many of the gliders were released too far away to make land, and crashed in the ocean too far from land for the soldiers to swim. Approximately 300 men were presumed drowned. Shortly thereafter, in a demonstration flight over St. Louis, a wing separated from a Waco glider carrying the mayor of the city and the President of the Waco Company. All aboard were killed. The military decided to step back and take another look."
By John Lorenz
From Silent Wings museum intro page
I would go with the Horsa.
cheddar cheese
Major General
How did the German DFS 230 compare?
I dont think it was used to much, I am not very aware of how good it was either.
