The M22 Locust was developed to provide American paratroopers with armored support delivered from the air. The concept involved transporting the light tank into combat zones by aircraft or glider. In ...

In 1941, the Brits requested from their American allies a tank that could be transported onto the battlefield with a glider – in essence, a flying tank. The idea called for a tank that could be towed ...

In order to keep up with troops in the air, it was assumed that a small tank should be towed behind an airplane inside a glider. And while technically feasible, it required an especially small tank to ...