Best looking WW2 fighter

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for single engined radial engine types, this is my 2 picks for heavy and light

Despite being a radial engine fighter, the Corsair feels sleek, and the curve of the inverted gull wings gives an imposing yet elegant impression. It harmonizes with the rough feel of the radial engine to create a unique and balanced beauty.

A6M Zeke is basically a concise beauty, with every part in the right balance. and later added arming, volume, and shortened wings make it more dynamic. I'll choose a variant after A6M5, which is painted green. (not the variant shown in the photo)

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(excluded because not radial engine)
 
Best looking WWII fighter?

If you are in a bomber with an engine or two shot out, whichever one shows up to escort you home.

For a friend of mine whose PB4Y-2 got shot up and had an engine out the "best looking fighters" were a couple of PBM's that arrived just after the IJN George II fighters had turned for home.
 
Hmm. Oh, I'll play, the only question is when does WWII start?
Fighter: It started early to me so Boeing F4B/P-12, honorable mention to the P-40E.
H. Bomber - B-17D. Later ones were 1000% better combat aircraft but the shark fin Boeings were gorgeous.
L. Bomber - A-20C.
Transport - C-54. Typical clean Douglas transport.
 
Spitfire MK.IX including the experimental float versions. Curtiss P-36 Hawk. NA P-51B. Kawasaki Hien. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3.
Recce: Spitfire PR.MK.XIX and Mitsubishi KI.46 III
Trainers: Ryan STM
 
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Are you kidding? The Amoit 143 is clearly far more beautiful and at the same time, terrifying for it's sheer majesty. And I think it had 21 hp engines too...
 
Macchi 202/205, by far. Italians always have had a flair for design. You can imagine my reaction when I walked into that room at the Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C. and saw one hanging from the ceiling. I stared at it for about ten minutes.
 
DrumBob said:
Macchi 202/205, by far. Italians always have had a flair for design. You can imagine my reaction when I walked into that room at the Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C. and saw one hanging from the ceiling. I stared at it for about ten minutes.
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The postwar bubble canopy Fiat was equally stunning.



But here's my favourite Italian, the Caproni Vizzola F.5.

 
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You lot need to get out more! How could any fighter aircraft be more gorgeous looking than the svelte KYUSHU 'Shinden'. Only aesthetic improvement required is to eliminate the rear combing and substitute a long tear-drop bubble canopy.
 
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