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Type: Transport Glider Origin: Gothaer Waggonfabrik AG Models: A - C First Flight: Early 1941 Service Delivery: N/A Final Delivery: N/A Number Built: 1,528 (133 later fitted with engines, thus becoming the Go 244) Dimensions: Wing span: 24.50m (80 ft. 4½ in.) Length: 15.81m (51 ft. 10 in.) Height: 4.40m (14 ft. 4½ in.) Wing Surface Area: N/A |
Weights: Empty: 3200 kg (7,056 lbs.) Maximum: 7100 kg (15,655 lbs.) Performance: Maximum Speed (On Tow): 149 mph (240kph) Initial climb: N/A Service Ceiling: N/A Armament: Up To four 7.92mm MG 15 machine guns |
The Gotha Go 242 was a transport glider used by the Luftwaffe during World War II. It was an upgrade over the DFS 230 in both cargo/troop capacity and flight characteristics. Though it saw limited action, it appeared in multiple variants.
[Source: Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-561-1138-21A / Seeger, Erwin / CC-BY-SA]
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