More than 1,500 Gotha Go 242 transport gliders were produced. The 80ft 4in-span craft normally carried two pilots and 21 fully-equipped troops. It entered service in 1942. A powered variant, the Go 244, was used in small numbers in the Western Desert and the Middle East.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Gotha Go.242 - ГерманияGermany - 1941

The Me 323 was the powered version of the Gigant glider. The 180ft 5in-span transport entered service in 1942.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Me.323 Gigant - ГерманияGermany - 1942