Messerschmitt Me 323 "Gigant"

Messerschmitt Me 323

The Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant ("Giant") was a German military transport aircraft of World War II. Developed as a powered variant of the Me 321 military glider, the Gigant was the largest land-based transport aircraft of the war. A total of 213 are recorded as having been made, a few being converted from the Me 321.

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Sources:
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London
Wikipedia: Messerschmitt Me 323