Test Flight of Cargo Glider, Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, 1944
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Artifact Overview
In June 1943, Ford Motor Company received a contract to build Waco CG-13A gliders for the U.S. Army. The glider was designed to carry more troops and cargo than the Waco CG-4A, a smaller version that Ford made at its Iron Mountain, Michigan, plant. Test flights of the first Ford-built CG-13A began at Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
06 January 1944
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.79186.16
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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