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"Bob's Your Uncle" writes: Funny I thought the aircraft that filled that role was the Ju-52 Keith In Africa, the Gotha Go242 and 244 did that job! Erm... The Go 242 was a glider. Not much use without a powered airplane to tow it. The airplane the Germans used was (Wait for it!) The Ju 52. The Go 244 was an attempt to build a powered Go 242. It wasn't successful, being woefully underpowered. Two line units briefly converted to the Go 244 from Ju 52s in early 1942. Within 6 months, one (K.Gr.z.b.V 104) had converted to Me 323s, and the other, (K.Gr.z.b.V. 106) had converted back to Ju 52s. The surviving Ar 244s were used for a short time at the Parachute Training Schools. Both the Go 242 and Go 244 were made of smooth plywood, and had twin tails mounted on booms, rather than the substantial currugated metal fuselages with large fins (& occasionally rudders) shown in the photograph, The squared-off currugated ones are Ju 52s. The more rounded one on the left is a Ju 88. -- Pete Stickney A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures. -- Daniel Webster |
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