1945 Press Photograph – Powered Glider Engine with Wooden Propeller

Original press photograph dated December 20, 1945, showing a close-up of a small aviation engine mounted to a powered glider, with a two-blade wooden propeller. The image highlights the compact motor and metal cowlings, a characteristic of post–World War II experimental and training aircraft when lightweight engines were adapted to gliders to extend range and utility.

The reverse bears a date stamp of Dec 20 1945 and handwritten notations including “Powered Gliders,” confirming its subject matter and period. No press caption remains attached, but the photograph’s technical detail provides an important visual record of mid-20th century glider propulsion experiments during a transitional era in aviation.

This piece offers historical and research value to aviation historians, archivists, and collectors, documenting the adaptation of gliders into powered flight in the immediate postwar period.