National WWII Glider Pilots Association

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SICILY   BURMA   NORMANDY   SOUTHERN FRANCE   HOLLAND   BASTOGNE   RHINE CROSSING   LUZON

CG-4A WWII CARGO “combat” GLIDER
Some Interesting Facts About the Glider Program and the CG-4A

COMPANYLOCATIONCONTRACT#QUANTITY
COMPANYLOCATIONCONTRACT#QUANTITY
Porterfield Aircraft Co.1Kansas City, MOW 535 ac-261597
Jenter Corporation2Ridgefield, NJW 535 ac-26507162
National Aircraft Corp.Elwood, INW 535 ac-262591
Robertson Acft. Corp.St. Louis, MOW 535 ac-26257170
WACO Aircraft Corp.Troy, OHW 535 ac-258511,074
Ford Motor CompanyIron Mountain, MIW 535 ac-283804,190
Cessna Aircraft Corp.Wichita, KSW 535 ac-27833750
Timm Aircraft Corp.Los Angele, CAW 535 ac-26232433
Babcock Aircraft Corp.Deland, FLW 535 ac-2625660
General Aircraft Corp.Astoria, NYW 535 ac-261581,112
AGA Aviation Corp.3Willow Grove, PAW 535 ac-26255627
Laister-KauffmannSt. Louis, MOW 535 ac-26599310
Gibson Refrigerator Co. Greenville, MIW 535 ac-301151.078
Rearwin Acft & Eng. Inc.4Kansas City, MOW 535 ac-261401,470
Northwestern Aero Corp.Minneapolis, MNW 535 ac-269361,509
Pratt-Read and Co., Inc.Deep River, CTW 535 ac-26213956
   Total 13,9095

1Porterfield Aircraft Company of Kansas City, Missouri, was replaced by Ward Furniture Manufacturing Company of the same city.

2Jenter Corporation of Ridgefield, New Jersey was replaced by Ridgefield Manufacturing Com-pany of the same city.

3AGA Aviation Corporation of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, was replaced by G & A Aircraft, Inc. of Kansas City, Missouri.

4Rearwin Aircraft and Engine, Inc. of Kansas City, Kansas, was replaced by Commonwealth Aircraft, Inc. of the same city.

5When tallied by aircraft serial number, only 13,903 CG-4As were delivered, not 13,906 or 13,909 as stated in many published books and articles.

Note: When the Leon B Spenser Research Team adds information on a glider it is added to the glider database. Association members may obtain information on a specific glider number by contacting the Research Team.

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