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The Kokusai Ku-7 Manazuru (真鶴 White-naped Crane; Allied code-name Buzzard) was a large experimental twin boom Japanese military glider. An enlarged version of the earlier Maeda Ku-1 glider it was developed during 1942. The use of a twin boom design allowed for a large square cargo door which meant that the aircraft was capable of carrying either 32 soldiers 7600 kg of cargo or even a light tank.