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This image was issued just before the CG-4A’s operational debut, as part of a \u003cstrong data-start=\"909\" data-end=\"947\"\u003ecoordinated national press release\u003c\/strong\u003e introducing the concept to the American public.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"999\" data-end=\"1242\"\u003eAdding to its rarity and provenance, this photo comes with an \u003cstrong data-start=\"1061\" data-end=\"1147\"\u003eofficial Certificate of Authenticity from The Baltimore Sun Tribune Photo Archives\u003c\/strong\u003e, confirming it as a working press archive photograph used in contemporary wartime reporting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1244\" data-end=\"1418\"\u003eFor collectors of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1280\"\u003eWWII militaria\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1282\" data-end=\"1314\"\u003eU.S. Army Air Forces history\u003c\/strong\u003e, or \u003cstrong data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1352\"\u003eglider-based airborne warfare\u003c\/strong\u003e, this image is a historically rich and visually striking piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1420\" data-end=\"1423\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1425\" data-end=\"1927\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1425\" data-end=\"1470\"\u003eHistorical Note – Waco CG-4A Troop Glider\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1470\" data-end=\"1473\"\u003eThe Waco CG-4A was America’s most widely used troop glider in WWII, manufactured by over a dozen contractors including Waco, Ford, and Cessna. 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