M22: Delivered by Air 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.

One of the lesser-known tanks of the Second World War is the M22 Locust, a small, three-man tank that was intended to fly with airborne troops and augment their firepower ...

M22 Locust: The U.S. Tank That Couldn’t Keep Up in World War II Several tanks are famously associated with World War II. The British had their Cromwell and Vickers tanks. The Soviets had the T-34.