Most Unattractive Aircraft of WW2 (1 Viewer)

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I am not sure how 'real' the name for the Westland Lysander P.12 as quoted 'Wendover' actually is. The Wiki page mentions it quoting p.34-35 of 'Unconventional Aircraft' by Peter M Bowers (1984), however, books I have on Westland Aircraft and Lysander articles that mention the P.12, dating both before and after 1984, appear not to use this name. It is common on the internet, especially modellers sites, that does not mean that it is true. Does anyone have the actual quote that mentions this as an unofficial name? The name itself is slightly problematic as 'Wendover' (the nearest rail station to RAF Halton) seems an odd choice, especially as an unofficial name for another variation of the Lysander with an under-fuselage gun position (from the same time period) was 'The Pregnent Perch', 'Wendover', in comparison, appears rather 'poor' for an unofficial name.
Its design was nothing to do with D-Day of course, but could have been used to strafe English beaches during a German invasion with its four .303 inch guns. However, it was mainly to test out the 'Delanne-type tandem wing configuration, which also appears in the Westland bomber design for Specification B.8/41, probably not a coincidence.

Mike
 
Frenchs had a tendence to build very "advanced on time" things (cars like Ami 6/8,or buildings like Carles de Gaulle Airport),and on the other hand bizarre things like some aircraft and trains with rubber wheels, and a plethora of such things.

BTW I owed 2 Ami-8 and is a very nice little car ,not fast of course since it sports the same 2CV engine on a heavier but more aerodynamic body.
 
GregP said:
French ... Ugly:

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This goes to show how beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder: I love the looks of the Bréguet 460 Vultur; I'd describe it as 'handsome', not 'beautiful' however. In a similar vein I also think the A-10 is a handsome aircraft: a bit like Jack Palance. You'd never call him ugly (or beautiful either), but handsome seems to work.

And I'd also suggest that 'weird' or 'quirky' don't equate to "most unattractive".

My list of most unattractive aircraft of WW2 would start with the Grumman F5F Wildcat, then Curtiss SO3C Seamew and Blackburn Roc. But even those are more "not very elegant" than outright ugly. Maybe familiarity has given all of these types a break?
 
I have happy childhood memories of the silent comfort of the Paris Metro rubber tyred trains running on wooden rails, especially after the rattling old iron wheeled ones with hard wooden third class seats. I did miss the hiss and watching the exposed pistons closing the doors too.
 
First aircraft model I ever built
 

Different folks, different strokes.

I think the Ju 88 is rather attractive, in its own way.

I'll give you the Hampton though. Odd looking ugly duckling. lol
 
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