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The Gotha Ka 430 was a
military transport glider, first built in 1944. The glider was designed by
Albert Kalkert. Twelve had been produced by the end of
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
, but none of them was used operationally.
The glider could carry twelve men, and tests were being conducted towards the end of the war to see if it could carry a cargo of . A single
MG 131 machine gun
The MG 131 (shortened from German: ''Maschinengewehr'' 131, or "Machine gun 131") was a German 13 mm caliber machine gun developed in 1938 by Rheinmetall-Borsig and produced from 1940 to 1945. The MG 131 was designed for use at fixed, flexible ...
was fitted for self-defence.
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External links
warbirdsresourcegroup.org