Waco CG4 Replica

On 17 September 2014, a full-scale replica of a Waco CG4 glider was unveiled. It commemorates the Airborne landings in September 1944.

The Glider Monument consists of a full-size steel skeleton of a glider. The Waco CG-4 is an American military glider that was frequently deployed during World War II, including during Operation Market Garden.
A total of approximately 375 of these WACO gliders landed in the area around Groesbeek. They brought not only troops from the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, but also jeeps, trailers with supplies and howitzers.
In 2014, the Glider Monument was unveiled by soldiers of the American 82nd Airborne Division during the commemorations of the 70th anniversary of Operation Market Garden. It stands on one of the landing zones of the 82nd Airborne Division.

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Source

• Text: Arjan Vrieze + TracesOfWar
• Photos: Arjan Vrieze (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), RJ Army (6, 7, 8)
• Liberation Route Europe

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