Waco CG-4 glider

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The Waco CG-4 was an American military transport glider widely used during World War II to silently deliver troops and equipment behind enemy lines.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Waco CG-4 glider canonical 2
CG-4A Waco glider 1
Waco CG-4 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft ⓘ
assault glider ⓘ
military transport glider ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Hadrian ⓘ
capacityCargo 1 75 mm howitzer ⓘ
1 Willys MB Jeep ⓘ
up to about 3,800 lb of cargo ⓘ
capacityTroops 13 fully equipped troops ⓘ
construction fabric-covered steel-tube fuselage ⓘ
wooden wings ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
crewRole co-pilot ⓘ
pilot ⓘ
doorConfiguration hinged nose section for loading ⓘ
emptyWeight approximately 3,900 lb ⓘ
firstFlight 1942 ⓘ
glideRatio approximately 12:1 ⓘ
HadrianNameUsedBy Royal Air Force ⓘ
height 12 ft 7 in ⓘ
landingGear fixed landing gear with main wheels and nosewheel ⓘ
landingMethod skid landing capability ⓘ
length 48 ft 4 in ⓘ
manufacturer Cessna Aircraft Company ⓘ
linked to: Cessna

Ford Motor Company ⓘ
GAF (General Aircraft Corporation) ⓘ
Waco Aircraft Company ⓘ
maxTakeoffWeight approximately 7,500 lb ⓘ
notableOperation Operation Husky ⓘ
Operation Market Garden ⓘ
Operation Neptune ⓘ
Operation Overlord ⓘ
Operation Varsity ⓘ
primaryUser British Army ⓘ
Canadian Army ⓘ
Polish Armed Forces in the West ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
produced over 13,000 units ⓘ
role airlanding of light vehicles and artillery ⓘ
silent delivery of troops behind enemy lines ⓘ
serviceEntry 1942 ⓘ
status retired from military service ⓘ
survivingExamples preserved in aviation museums in Europe ⓘ
preserved in aviation museums in the United States ⓘ
tailConfiguration conventional tail ⓘ
tugAircraft A-20 Havoc ⓘ
linked to: Douglas A-20 Havoc

B-24 Liberator ⓘ
C-46 Commando ⓘ
C-47 Skytrain ⓘ
C-54 Skymaster ⓘ
P-38 Lightning ⓘ
P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
P-51 Mustang ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ
wingspan 83 ft 8 in ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Operation Ladbroke → aircraftUsed → Waco CG-4 glider ⓘ
1st Air Commando Group → aircraftUsed → CG-4A Waco glider ⓘ
linked to: Waco CG-4 glider
Operation Fustian → aircraftUsed → Waco gliders ⓘ
linked to: Waco CG-4 glider
Operation Varsity → aircraftUsed → Waco CG-4 glider ⓘ
Glider Pilot Regiment → aircraftUsed → Waco CG-4 Hadrian glider ⓘ
linked to: Waco CG-4 glider
Hadrian → hasDesignationFor → Waco CG-4 ⓘ
linked to: Waco CG-4 glider
Hadrian → basedOn → Waco CG-4 design ⓘ
linked to: Waco CG-4 glider