#combat glider

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USAAF Waco CG-4A Assault Glider on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force

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A U.S. Army Air Force Waco CG-4A-WO cargo/troop glider photographed in 1943.

The Waco CG-4 was the most widely used American troop/cargo military glider of World War II. It was designated the CG-4A by the United States Army Air Forces, and given the service name Hadrian by the RAF.