Waco CG-4 Hadrian military glider taking off from British base RAF Ramsbury in Wiltshire, England during World War II. Many Allied aircraft are parked in the airfield in the background. A Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft tows a WACO glider on airfield. A soldier sits on the grass and watch the C-47 tow the glider. A group of aircraft in formation. A United States Army glider gliding over the airfield.
Crowd observe an air show in Tokyo Haneda International Airport. Boeing Stratocruiser in background. Glider is readied for flight. Two lines of men dressed in white uniforms pull ropes. A glider (JA-0015) takes off and climbs to approximately 50 feet and then lands. Aircraft such as the SA-16, B-26, C-46, and C-119 are seen in background. A contestant sits in glider and two men place hook on it.
Shows pilots take off on their gliders from a field in Elmira, New York. Several gliders in flight. Richard C. Dupont in his glider attains 6500 feet and breaks the American record for motor-less aircraft.
United States CG-4A,a cargo military glider being assembled by repair squadron of 81st Air Depot group in Brisbane, Australia. Men install two new tie rod cables on tail of the CG-4A glider. They tighten the horizontal tension bar. Completely assembled aircraft is seen. Brackets under the tail of an assembled glider are seen. Brackets are also seen on fuselage under the tail.
Gliders in flight at a contest at the Wasserkuppe hill in Germany. An aero science club monoplane glider takes off , in flight and lands. A Klemperer monoplane glider attempts to take off.
A Hydro-Glider at Cypress Garden in Florida. The maiden voyage and test flight of a combination of hydroplane and helicopter. Man seated in the Hydro-Glider which is towed behind a speedboat. The Glider moves on water surface and soars high as 125 feet.
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