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The Allies' largest and heaviest glider in World War 2
was the General Aircraft Hamilcar which could carry a
seven-ton tank. Towed by Halifaxes and Stirlings, they
were used in the D-Day landings in Normandy. Twenty
examples of a version with two Bristol Mercury engines
were built for use in the Pacific theatre but VJ-Day
made this unnecessary.
| leo rudnicki, leo_rudnicki(@)hotmail.com, 25.04.2009 I read about the light tank designed for airborne deployment. Went right thru the floor during the Rhine crossing. Whee. Like the DD's at Omaha beach only less wet. Takes the romance out of being a tanker. |
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