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And if anyone missed it, the "J.A. Roche" who designed the GL-1 target glider cited above is none other than Jean A. Roche, U.S. Army engineer at McCook Field airfield in Dayton, whose Roche Monoplane became the Aeronca C-2, which led to the C-3 and eventually fathered the whole line of Aeronca high-wing monoplanes.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeronca_C-2You can see more about the GL series of gunner gliders and see a photo of the GL-3 on display at the USAF Museum here: http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/MuseumExhibits/FactSheets/Display/tabid/509/Article/198049/g-3-target-glider.aspx There is no mention of an Aeromarine connection, but that doesn't mean that they didn't build them for the Army. From the lines of the GL-3, it's not surprising that the same guy designed the early Aeroncas.
And if anyone missed it, the "J.A. Roche" who designed the GL-1 target glider cited above is none other than Jean A. Roche, U.S. Army engineer at McCook Field airfield in Dayton, whose Roche Monoplane became the Aeronca C-2, which led to the C-3 and eventually fathered the whole line of Aeronca high-wing monoplanes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeronca_C-2
You can see more about the GL series of gunner gliders and see a photo of the GL-3 on display at the USAF Museum here: http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/MuseumExhibits/FactSheets/Display/tabid/509/Article/198049/g-3-target-glider.aspx There is no mention of an Aeromarine connection, but that doesn't mean that they didn't build them for the Army. From the lines of the GL-3, it's not surprising that the same guy designed the early Aeroncas.
