was for the pilot to land near an enemy ship and transfer to the assault boat, setting off at high speed for the enemy ship and locking the controls before bailing out. Surviving aircraft Gotha Go 242 - Musée de la Resistance du Vercors. Valence, France Gotha Go 242 C-1 - Technik Museum and Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr. Berlin, Germany Variants Go 242 A-1 - initial cargo-carrying version Go 242 A-2 - initial troop-carrying version Go 242 B-1 - cargo version with jettisonable landing gear Go 242 B-2 - B-1 with improved landing gear Go 242 B-3 - troop-carrying version of B-1 with double rear doors Go 242 B-4 - troop-carrying version with doors of B-3 and landing gear of B-2 Go 242 B-5 - training version with dual controls Go 242 C-1 - maritime assault version with flying boat-style hull. Never used operationally Specifications (Go 242B) See also Notes Further reading External links 1940s German military transport aircraft Glider aircraft Go 242 High-wing aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1941