Death Trap Aircraft

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Early He-177 Grief was a death trap due to the engines being coupled with no efficient cooling or fire extinguisher system. It was nicknamed the flying coffin. There was one USN flying boat, the Marineer I think it was that was nicknamed the flying fuel can. These two are hardly complimentary nicknames for these types I should think...
 

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