A mighty little city indeed. At the center of Greenville’s many war activities is that of the Gibson Refrigerator Co. Gibson was contracted to produce Waco CG-4A glider aircraft for the war, and ...

The United States government became the prime contractor of Waco Aircraft Company’s troop/cargo gliders (CG-4A) used extensively during World War II. The company also managed the U.S. Army’s ...

The 303d has historically flown the C-47 Skytrain, the Waco CG-4A Hadrian glider, the C-53 Skytrooper, the C-46 Commando, the C-119 Flying Boxcar, the C-124 Globemaster II, the C-13OA, and C-130E ...

By late 1943, Villaume had been subcontracted to manufacture wooden wings, floors and control surfaces for Waco CG-4A gliders for the U.S. Army Air Force. A U.S. Army Air Force Waco CG-4A-WO glider (s ...

With the German invasion of France that began in May 1940, the full might of the combined arms of the German military and its tank-centric Blitzkrieg strategy hit numerous Allied countries.

The Waco CG-4A was used during World War 2 to stealthily ... were limited by the number of available planes. The lightweight glider was towed to altitude by a C-47 or similar aircraft, decoupling ...

WACO CG-4A Glider production, and more. This presentation for teens and adults is part of the library’s summer reading program, “Adventure Begins at Your Library.” The library has many ...

Launching from RAF Aldermaston, each Skytrain pulled a Waco CG-4A cargo glider behind a 350-foot-long towline. The 52 gliders were packed full of light artillery systems, anti-tank guns ...

The glider / tow airplane system was one of the most important to the Allied efforts in World War II, notably on D-Day. Buy the aircraft bundle today for $14.99. An end to daylight saving?

Ford was one of sixteen companies making what some have called America’s first stealth military aircraft, the Waco CG-4A military glider. Made of wood, steel tubing, and fabric, the CG-4A was both ...

Benjamin Dredge, managing partner, and Samantha Pickover of CG Professional provided legal services to the Glider Technology shareholders. Matthew Searle, partner at Gunner Cooke advised Cow Corner ...