List of World War II military gliders

This is a complete list of Second World War military gliders. Only vehicles that reached at least the prototype stage are included in this list.

Australia

Germany

India

Italy

Japan

A Ku-7 glider.

Army

Navy

Soviet Union

Sweden

Turkey

United Kingdom

An Airspeed Horsa

United States

A Waco CG-4A glider

See also

References

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