Warbird you regret the most that there isn't a single surving example of?

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

They did find that remarkably intact Me323 off the coast of Greece a few years ago...pity no one is interested in recovering it.

Even the Bv222 in the waters near Trondheim has had more recovery consideration than the Gigant...

The 222 would be amazing too.

 

[GrauGeist]

The 222 would be amazing too.

Absolutely agree!

 

[GrauGeist]

TB-3

They discovered the wreckage of a modified TB-3 in the Arctic circle several years ago.
It is not only the world's most intact example of a TB-3, but the northern-most plane wreck site, too.

 

[buffnut453]

One that hasn't been mentioned yet... the Whitley.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

One that hasn't been mentioned yet... the Whitley.

I thought I read somewhere that they are rebuilding one.

 

[Elmas]

Reggiane Re. 2005

 

[vikingBerserker]

Probably easier saying all the ones that don't have a surviving aircraft. My short list:

He 177
He 277
Me 321/323
Martin 166
Ju 287
TB-3
Pe-8
B-32
B-15
B-19 (WTF were they thinking of destroying this?????)
Nakajima G8N (we had one, and then destroyed it!)

 

[Peter Gunn]

Douglas TBD
Republic XF-12 Rainbow
Brewster Buffalo - Except apparently there are a few examples in Finland?

 

[Snautzer01]

@Peter Last of the Buffalos

 

[Admiral Beez]

One that hasn't been mentioned yet... the Whitley.

Why the Whitley?

I thought I read somewhere that they are rebuilding one.

There are some surviving Whitley pieces for such an attempt.




Rear Gun Turret Whitley Bomber - Aviationmuseum

 

[Capt. Vick]

Northrop X/YB-35, YB-49 or YRB-49.

 

[Marcel]

The Fokker G.1 of course

 

[Glider]

British - Hampden
American - Devastator
German - Do 217
Japanese - Ki44
Italian - G55
Romanian - IAR 80
Russian - LA5FN

 

[swampyankee]

Fairey Seafox. While not a great airplane, or even a great catapult scout, it did some important service.
Curtiss SOC. As for the Seafox, not a great airplane, but a successful and effective catapult scout/observation plane until Sicily, and a plane that was brought back into service to replace is purported successor.

 

[Hardlydank]

I would say basically all Japanese Army bombers. From what I can find there are 2 Ki-48s and 1 Ki-51 surviving. No Ki-21s, Ki-30s, Ki-32s, etc.

Ki-48 in Moscow

Ki-48 in China. Note the replaced engines from perhaps an I-16. My guess is that a captured Ki-48 was refitted with the more familiar and abundant Soviet engines during the war.

Ki-51 in Indonesia

 

[Admiral Beez]

Any Merlin-powered, Malcolm-hooded Seafire.

EDIT: hmm.... looks like Wikipedia may be incorrect in reporting that only one Seafire survives.

A quick Google search arrives at this one.... with the Merlin and Malcolm hood I requested. I shall have to attempt to edit the Wikipedia entry.

 

[wuzak]

As for me.

I'd love to see an He 177 and an Me 323. Too bad none survive.

Presumably a static display He 177?

 

[FLYBOYJ]

They discovered the wreckage of a modified TB-3 in the Arctic circle several years ago.
It is not only the world's most intact example of a TB-3, but the northern-most plane wreck site, too.

It's would be awesome to see one of these monstrosities fly!

 

[V1710]

Consolidated B-32 Dominator, Armstrong-Whitworth Whitley.

 

[pinehilljoe]

It's would be awesome to see one of these monstrosities fly!

The Handley Page Heyford is in the same class as the TB-3. It looks like it shouldn't be able to get off the ground.