The primary military glider for American armed forces in World War II the CG-4 is commonly known as the Waco Glider or Hadrian in British use. Sixteen different companies built the CG-4 producing nearly 14000 models for use during the war. The CG-4 could land 13 troops plus equipment a quarter-ton Jeep a 75mm howitzer or a small trailer. In rare cases small bulldozers were loaded aboard the gliders.In British use the Hadrian was significantly smaller than other British gliders but its small s ize made it useful in places where the larger gliders could not land. The CG-4 saw service in airborne military operations throughout Europe as well as in the Mediterranean and China-Burma-India theatres. Though ground personnel and leadership cons idered gliders expendable CG-4s were equipped with an aerial recovery system that allowed in-flight C-47 cargo planes to pick up gliders for later use.This widely-used and often overlooked aircraft is rendered here in U.S. Army Air Force colors with the black-and-white stripes used to mark Allied aircraft on D-Day and beyond. Superb attention to detail and quality construction make this model a must-have for any collector or enthusiast