Messerschmitt Me 321

Glider

Service Data

In Service: 7 March 1941 to 1945

Production Data

First Flight: 7 March 1941
Manufacturer: Messerschmitt
Number built: 200

Technical Data

Type: Transport glider

Crew: man
Length: 28.15 m
Wingspan: 55 m
Wing area: 300 m²
Height:
Empty: 12,000 kg
Loaded: 34,000 kg
Engine: none
Maximum speed: 160 km/h
Range:
Service ceiling:
Armament:
2 × 7.92 mm MG 15 machine guns mounted in windows
Electronics:
Operators: Luftwaffe
Variants:
Me 321 A-1
Me 321 B-1

Other: Gliders
Articles:
Downloads:
Film Clips: Luftwaffe Film Footage

History

The Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant (Giant) was a two seat high wing monoplane transport glider

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Sources

The Warplanes of the Third Reich.
ISBN-10: 0385057822

German Aircraft of the Second World War.
ISBN-10: 0370000242

Hitler's Luftwaffe.
ISBN-10: 051718771X

For a complete list of sources