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WWII US Glider Manufacturing
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Below are statistics on the number and
location of what was almost entirely CG-4A production in WWII.
However, there is more to the story of than just statistics. That is
the story of the Glidermen that rode these un-powered aircraft into combat.
The book, "Glidermen of Neptune: The American D-Day Glider Attack"
by Charles J. Masters, gives an excellent overview of what is really
an untold and unique story from WWII. Also put on your list of
important places to visit the Silent Wings Museum in Lubbock, TX. |
| Company |
Location |
Glider Types |
USAAF Code |
History |
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Babcock Aircraft Corporation |
Deland, FL |
(60) CG-4A |
BB |
Was out of production by 1945. Unit cost
of these CG-4A was $51,000. They manufacturing facility was a circus
tent. |
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Cessna Aircraft Company |
Wichita, KS |
(750) CG-4A |
CE |
Cessna built a new plant in Wichita, KS that began
shipping gliders nine weeks after construction of the facility began. In
November of 1942 it produced 409 CG-4As, which was twice the monthly output
of any of the other producers. However, production of trainers was
deemed more important by the US Army, so it terminated glider production
not too long afterwards. |
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Commonwealth Aircraft Company (Formerly
Rearwin Aircraft) |
Kansas City, KS |
(100) CG-3A
(1,470) CG-4A |
CM |
CG-3A was used for training only and had nine
seats. |
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Ford Motor Company |
Kingsford, MI |
(4,190) CG-4A; (85) CG-13A |
FO |
Largest producer. This was a former wood
station wagon plant that ran 24 hours a day with 4,500 employees which at
peak production was producing 8 gliders a day. This was at a unit
cost of $14,891, which was $4,500 lower than WACO, the next most efficient
producer. After WWII the plant was
converted to the manufacture of Kingsford Charcoal. |
| G&A
Aircraft Corporation |
Willow Grove, PA |
(627) CG-4A |
G&A |
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General Aviation Corporation |
Astoria, NY |
(1,112) CG-4A |
GE |
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Gibson Refrigeration Company |
Greenville, MI |
(1078) CG-4A |
GN |
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Jenter Corporation (former Ridgefield
Manufacturing Corporation) |
Ridgefield, NJ |
(162) CG-4A |
RI |
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Laister-Kauffman |
St.
Louis , Missouri |
(310) CG-4A |
LK |
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National Aircraft Corporation |
Elwood, IN |
(1)
CG-4A |
NA |
Was
out of production by 1943 and was a company organized by several persons
with no previous aircraft manufacturing experience, which received a
contract for 30 units. .When the contract was terminated by the Army a
year later, the cost of the one unit stood at $1,741,808.88. |
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Northwestern Aeronautical Corporation |
Minneapolis, MN |
(1,509) CG-4A; (47) CG-13A |
NW |
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Pratt-Read and Company |
Deep
River, CT |
(956) CG-4A |
PR |
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Porterfield Aircraft Company (former Ward Furniture Manufacturing Company) |
Fort
Smith, AR |
(7)
CG-4A |
WA |
Was
out of production by 1945. |
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Robertson Aircraft Corporation |
St.
Louis, MO |
(170) CG-4A |
RO |
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| Timm
Aircraft Company |
Los
Angeles, California |
(433) CG-4A |
TI |
Was
out of production by 1945. |
| Waco |
Troy,
OH |
(1)
XCG-3
(2) XCG-4
(1,074) CG-4A |
WO |
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