Ford built 4190 gliders, a bit more than 25 percent of the ... and a floor of honeycombed plywood, the fuselage of the CG-4A was 48 feet long and covered in fabric. The wings, which spanned ...

The craft were made of plywood with a simple fabric covering and earned themselves the nickname "flying coffins". Glider veterans and their families go back to Tilshead every year for a service to ...