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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Combat Warplanes => Topic started by: No.1 on September 03, 2006, 04:18:04 PM

Title: Transport glider?
Post by: No.1 on September 03, 2006, 04:18:04 PM

At first look this could be some transport glider but hope that somebody could know more about this

construction from CSSR. Image is frim the archive of Praha Kbely Museum and I grant thank to the Marcel Kares

who help me in geting of sample.

Title: Re: Transport glider?
Post by: Nico Braas on September 03, 2006, 06:20:29 PM

This is one of the small batch of Jakovlev Jak-14 (locally known as NK-14) tranport gliders used by the CSSR air force.
Also some Tsybin C-25's (NK-25) were in use!
See: Czeckoslovenska Letalda (1945-1984) from Vaclav Nemecek.

Title: Re: Transport glider?
Post by: No.1 on September 03, 2006, 09:24:03 PM

Thanks! It look like mixed construction?

Title: Re: Transport glider?
Post by: mfg495 on June 22, 2007, 01:10:07 PM

The Luftwaffe also had their large transport glider the ME-321, they then added 6 engines it became the Me-323 Gigant

Title: Re: Transport glider?
Post by: No.1 on June 22, 2007, 02:34:53 PM

It might to be that all large glider look the same ;)

Title: Re: Transport glider?
Post by: felixdk on June 22, 2007, 05:08:36 PM

I always thought that this one was neat.  The Chase XCG-20, which became the Fairchild C-123 when engines were added.

Title: Re: Transport glider?
Post by: mfg495 on June 22, 2007, 09:34:49 PM

Not to clear, it is a very large enlargement from a photo reconnaissance picture from my collection. It was taken on 12 Jun 1944 by 683 Squadron, location unknown at this time.
From the shadow detail you can just make out the 6 engines of the Me 323.