Briegleb BG-08 explained

The Briegleb BG-08 was a 1940s two-seat glider designed by William G. Briegleb.

Development

The BG-08 was a high-wing tandem two-seat glider with a steel-tube-and-fabric fuselage, wooden wings with fabric covering and a metal-and-fabric tail. The type certificate was approved on 31 December 1942.^[1]

The glider was built by Briegleb's company, the Sailplane Corporation of America. Three gliders were impressed into service with the United States Army Air Forces in 1942.^[2]

Variants

BG-08

Company designation

XTG-13

United States Army Air Corps designation for one BG-8 which was impressed as training glider in 1942.^[2]

TG-13

United States Army Air Corps designation for two BG-8s which were impressed as training gliders in 1942.^[2]

Operators

United States Army Air Corps

References

Bibliography

Book: Andrade, John. U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. 1979. Midland Counties Publications. 0-904597-22-9.

Notes and References

http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/4bb61456e77889ee8525673d0063c882/$FILE/ATTIRE0P/GTC13.pdf FAA Type Certificate GTC13
Andrade 1979, p. 170