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Looking for Info on a *Military* GoodYear Ultralight Emergency Plane. Anybody?

Aug 18, 2008 by marriednavycop | Posted in Aircraft

I remember watching "Wings" on Discovery Channel a long time ago with my grandfather. I am trying to find out info on a plane that they had a show about.

I believe it was Goodyear that made this, but it was without a doubt a tire

It was a WWII project and was planed for downed pilots behind enemy lines. They planed to drop it to them and they would inflate it and fly to freedom. I don't think it got past the experimental stages. I remember seeing at least one of them fly..

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