Me 323 Gigant | |
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Role | Heavy transport |
Manufacturer | Messerschmitt |
First flight | January 20, 1942 |
Introduction | 1943 |
Retired | 1944 |
Primary user | Luftwaffe |
Produced | 1942–1944 |
Number built | 198 |
Developed from | Messerschmitt Me 321 |
The Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant ("Giant") was a German military transport aircraft of World War II. It was a powered variant of the Me 321 military glider and was the largest land-based transport aircraft to fly during the war. In total, 213 were made, with 15 being converted from the Me 321.