
Although vulnerable, the glider proved versatile and economic virtues that the Allies learned to exploit in their return to France and on to the war with Japan; the glider is now limited to recreational enjoyment.
Before the Nazis came to power, Germany was limited to commercial aircraft and gliders; the Allies considered both to be harmless, but they were wrong; this mistake would allow the Wehrmacht to subjugate most of Western Europe in a matter of months.