for me, the most awesome wrere two types that never made it to production, but not because it was not possible, or because these weren't superior designs.
introducing the CAC Ca-15 Kangaroo and the CAC Ca-4 Woomera
I'd say the J7W, but it barely flew during the war. The Me 163 was slick in appearance owing to it's swept wings (I'd never want to fly it though), the Me 262 otherwise would probably be the case for a fighter design because it looked a bit like a shark.
It was too fragile, too short ranged, and with too narrow and weak an undercarriage, but no prettier fighter graced a carrier's deck in WW2 than the Seafire.
It was too fragile, too short ranged, and with too narrow and weak an undercarriage, but no prettier fighter graced a carrier's deck in WW2 than the Seafire.