What Was the worst Aircraft of WWII?

[HealzDevo]

I forget the exact designation but the He- Something Grief had a remarkably bad reputation as a flying coffin, so did one of the allied seaplanes. There was one that was nicknamed the flying gascan because of its habit of exploding in midair. The He- Something Grief was not a really good aircraft. Hope this helps in your quest.

 

[cheddar cheese]

You're right, The He-177 Greif was pretty bad It was the Axis' first real heavy bomber and it followed much the same layout as the similarly ill-fated Avro Manchester, which instead of having 4 engines, they had 2 conjoined engines on each wing. I've read sources as well that they tried to use the Grief as a Dive-Bomber

By the way, welcome to the site

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

on paper it was pretty good though..................

 

[cheddar cheese]

Hell yeah. 3,400 miles range, 304mph top speed, 13,200lb payload...

Didnt work out though did it

I would also lay claim to it being the best looking bomber of the war...

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

na the lancaster's the best looking bomber of the war easily.................

 

[Lightning Guy]

The He-177 was a pretty ugly bomber in my opinion. There were numerous bombers that looked much better.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

including the lancaster...................

 

[cheddar cheese]

IMO the Lancaster was one of the ugliest planes in the sky...

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

it was beautiful...............

 

[cheddar cheese]

Nah. The nose looked hideous. The rest is ok but the the nose section totally ruins it for me.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

the nose is one of the best parts.............

 

[cheddar cheese]

I disagree, with passion 8) And with the landing gear down, It looks even worse.

 

[Maestro]

In term of look, I always prefered the B-25 to any other bombers. The B-17 looks cool too.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

the B-24 looks better than the B-17.................

 

[cheddar cheese]

I disagree. I think the B-24 was the ugliest of American bombers.

The B-29 looks cool. 8)

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i like the looks of the B-24, it was allot better than the B-17, not sure about the B-29 though................

 

[cheddar cheese]

The B-29 looks long and slender (because it is ), The B-17 looks cool, and the B-24 looks a bit like its British, which is why you like it I reckon

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i like the B-24 because it looks big mean and beefy, and i also can't stand the fact that the B-17's a low wing, it doesn't look right.....................

 

[cheddar cheese]

Looks fine to me. I like low-wing planes

 

[uruk-hai]

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