Gotha Go 242

Gotha Go 242
Gotha Go 242 in Grosseto, 1943
General information
Type	Transport glider
Manufacturer	Gothaer Waggonfabrik
Designer	Albert Kalkert
Primary user	Luftwaffe
Number built	1,528[1]
History
Introduction date	1941
First flight	1941

The Gotha Go 242 was a transport glider used by the Luftwaffe during World War II. It was an upgrade over the DFS 230 in both cargo/troop capacity and flight characteristics. It saw limited combat action. There were multiple glider variants, and it became the basis for a transport aircraft, the: Gotha Go 244.