glennasher
Senior Airman
I'll give the Hampden an "honorable mention", but after seeing what the French offered, it's only that, a mention.
Most Unattractive Aircraft of WW2
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Admiral Beez
Major
If they're unwanted and unloved I opt to send all the Hampdens to Malaya in 1940.
Torpedo capable...
...with a good bomb load...
....rather agile...
Commence earlier, increase and expedite their Canadian production if domestic units are needed for UK defence, Canadian Associated Aircraft - Wikipedia.
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wingnuts
Airman 1st Class
I flew in Beverleys a few times from Khormaksar in Aden to various places, nothing else the RAF had could transport big loads to rough strips back then. Sorry, not WW2 but deserves mention.
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Shortround6
Major General
Please, for the sake of humanity, please post warnings for French aircraft!!!!!
Admiral Beez
Major
The Italians usually have an eye for style, but sometimes they make a dog....
Caproni Stipa Flying Barrel
Caproni Stipa Flying Barrel
Must have been a long ladder up to the cockpit.
wingnuts
Airman 1st Class
Shortround6
Major General
Washing the windshield was still a bitch
swampyankee
Chief Master Sergeant
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Since the "WW2 aircraft" has been extended to include aircraft from the 1920s to the 1950s, I propose we add an aircraft from an under-represented country: the US. For a nomination, I propose this aircraft:
This is the Northrop C-125
(source: File:Northrop YC-125B Raider USAF.jpg - Wikimedia Commons)
A winner of beauty contests, it ain't.
A second nominee is the C-124:
(from File:Phoenix 2011 c124 globemaster.JPG - Wikimedia Commons)
This is the Northrop C-125
(source: File:Northrop YC-125B Raider USAF.jpg - Wikimedia Commons)
A winner of beauty contests, it ain't.
A second nominee is the C-124:
(from File:Phoenix 2011 c124 globemaster.JPG - Wikimedia Commons)
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GrumpyOldCrewChief
Airman 1st Class
Neat bit of trivia about the A/C in post #177 - it was designed to be held together with screws. The reports from the unlucky air and ground crews from the time reported "buckets of screws would be found inside after every flight." While undoubtedly a bit of an exaggeration, it does not speak well for the continued airworthiness of an airframe, if it constantly and continuously loses fasteners! That aircraft was that designers first (and last) foray into airframe design and building. IIRC, the single example built crashed, after shedding its tail on a cargo flight...
fubar57
General
I'll just fixed that for you.....
wingnuts
Airman 1st Class
Washing the windshield was still a bitch
Ther is a hatch in the roof, you can climb outside and lay across the top of the cockpit and reach the windshield, although in Aden when wearing only shorts you risk third-degree burns.
We had no fear of heights in the RAF, I used to work on "Whistling Wheelbarrows" (Argosys) at Muharraq in Bahrain, to inspect the tail area we had to walk along the narrow tail booms, made more difficult due to the antenna cable running down the middle. The Argosy could also be a contender for funny-looking aircraft but I liked them, nothing ever seemed to go wrong with them... at least from a 1st Line servicing point of view.
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wingnuts
Airman 1st Class
The C124 looked OK to me, To carry big loads you need a big aircraft (see my Beverley post).... and you gotta stick the radar somewhere. :O
I'm not sure about the C-125, what was the idea behind that? :O
fubar57
General
When you want to build a real kick-a$$ fighter but your funding runs out halfway through the project.
AD Scout anti-zeppelin defender
AD Scout anti-zeppelin defender
at6
1st Sergeant
I can remember when C-124s were flying. Very beautiful planes.
Admiral Beez
Major
Handley Page H.P.47
yulzari
Staff Sergeant
Marvellous what you can do with a Shackleton wing, four Viscount engine units and two Meteor fuselages.
