Series production of the Kranich (Crane) took place in the aircraft division of Karl Schweyer AG in Mannheim.

Because it occurred in wartime, the altitude record was not recognized by the Allied occupying powers, and Klöckner only received official recognition by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) in the late 1990s.

[1] This record height was only exceeded ten years after the flight by the American Bill Ivans during a similar scientific program in the Sierra Nevada.

Between 1947-48 10 examples and until 1957, 17 more of a slightly modified copy of the Kranich II were built in Yugoslavia, they have also repaired two war trophy left by the Germans.

Data from The World's Sailplanes:Die Segelflugzeuge der Welt:Les Planeurs du Monde [2]General characteristics Performance