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Line 24: The '''Waco CG-4A''' was the most widely used [[United States]] troop/cargo [[military glider]] of [[World War II]]. It was designated the '''CG-4A''' by the [[United States Army Air Forces]]<ref>Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. ''Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare'' (London: Phoebus, 1978), Volume 11, p.1199, "Waco CG-4A".</ref>, and named '''[[Hadrian]]''' in British military service. Designed by the [[Waco Aircraft Company]], CG-44A flight testing began in May 1942, and eventually more than 13,900 CG-4As were delivered. Sixteen companies were prime contractors for manufacturing CG-4A's. Ford, Gibson, [[Commonwealth Aircraft\|Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation]] of [[Kansas City, Kansas]], Ridgefield, and Waco, of [[Troy, Ohio]] were five of the 16 prime contractors, accounting for more than 12,000 of the nearly 14,000 gliders built. <ref> Development and Procurement of Gliders in the Army Air Forces 1941-1944, AAF Historical Office, Headquarters, Army Air Forces. March 1946</ref> ==Design and development==

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