The Most Awesome Looking WWII Aircraft Ever

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

To me it has always been the Bf 109G. Absolutely beautiful aircraft. Looks like a war bird meant to kill, but still beautiful in its own way. I prefer the Bf 109G and Bf 109K variants the most, but I love all of them.

 

[beaupower32]

Fighter, the Bf-109G-14 and K-4

For twin engine it would be the mosquito and P-61

And for bombers, I would say He-111

 

[johnbr]

Fw 190f8/r3
Ho229
He219
P51h
Mb5
mosquito

 

[GrauGeist]

To me it has always been the Bf 109G. Absolutely beautiful aircraft. Looks like a war bird meant to kill, but still beautiful in its own way. I prefer the Bf 109G and Bf 109K variants the most, but I love all of them.

Great photos, and is it me, or is the floor of that Museum done up in a WWI German Lozenge camo pattern?

 

[tomo pauk]

P-47 for me, with Do-335 in second place, and DH Hornet in second.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Great photos, and is it me, or is the floor of that Museum done up in a WWI German Lozenge camo pattern?

It does kind of look like it huh? It is so hard to take pictures at that museum.

 

[beaupower32]

Adler, is that the Original Black 6 that use to fly before the final accident?

 

[buffnut453]

Yes it is.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Adler, is that the Original Black 6 that use to fly before the final accident?

Yes it is. They restored it after the accident and she will never fly again though.

 

[lesofprimus]

There are many planes that strike that "awesomeability" gong like a pent-up Himilayan Monk...

However, when I first saw this plane back in my youth, it blew me away.... The lines and grace of the long snout, the MASSIVE turbocharger intake, as well as the insanely futuristic set of wings and cannon armament are the pure definition of fierce elegance...

I love this frickin plane: The Ta152H...

 

[Matt308]

Yep she is a beaut, Les. I personally prefer the 190A-8, but am not going to argue that there is an unmatched gracefulness to the 152. Like a bird of prey.

 

[Matt308]

BTW where did you get those superclear color pics of your 152 in a wheat field?

 

[otftch]

For sheer beauty.......McDonnell XP-67.

 

[buffnut453]

Looks like a steamroller ran over it!

 

[spicmart]

Looks like a steamroller ran over it!

It is a beauty nonetheless..

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I don't think it is a beauty at all. I think it looks like a bug that splattered on my windscreen.

Oh well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[johnbr]

I think is cool looking it just need good engines.

 

[HealzDevo]

I would go P-38 Lightning at least in the Pacific theatre, it was a great fighter, fighter-bomber. It looked mean, had good range in Pacific and could hit hard when it got to its targets. I had heard there were some in the European Theatre of Operations although it mainly seems like they served in the Pacific as I have only seen about two photos of them suggesting they weren't that widely used...

 

[T Bolt]

Northrop N9MB Flying Wing
One of the most graceful aircraft ever to fly

 

[Andrewc]

two of my favourite planes

Vought Corsair

Supermarine Spitfire

Andrew