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The Kokusai Ku-8-II (Kokusai Type 4 Special Transport Glider) was a Japanese military glider used during the Second World War. The glider was essentially a Kokusai Ki-59 with the engines and fuel tanks removed and a modified undercarriage. It was given the Allied code name Goose and later Gander. It could carry eighteen troops or 1500 kg of cargo and two crew.