What Was the worst Aircraft of WWII?

• Dec 20, 2004

• #581

cheddar cheese

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Nah the Roc...

 

• Dec 28, 2004

• #582

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im not shure if its the worst, but the Messersmidt Me-163 was/is really bad... half the planes exploded on the ground while rfueling,.. and yes.. the pilot what on board then >.<
and it had only for about 4 minutes fuel. and with only a few shots, they blew up in the air.

ok, its a damn good looking aircraft. fast to... but at these risks ? i wouldnt like to fly that one in real life >.<

 

• Dec 28, 2004

• #583

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Good point. How many poor suckers...er, pilots were vaporized by a fuel leak I don't know, but I did see a special on the Me-163 a while back on the Discovery Channel. It took some real bravado to get into that thing and fly it into combat! Thte fuel was extremely volatile, but when it worked, it was pretty amazing, especially considering it was 1945!

 

• Dec 28, 2004

• #584

cheddar cheese

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I agree. the Komet was a dreadful aircraft. An interesting concept nonetheless.

 

• Dec 28, 2004

• #585

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Dec 20, 2003

it's all the more interesting that it was advanced and crap, most crap planes were old and crap................

 

• Dec 28, 2004

• #586

wmaxt

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Dec 5, 2004

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Only slightly off track - A Finnish Brewster Buffalo has been recovered from a lake in fair condition and will be refurbished.

 

• Dec 28, 2004

• #587

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Dec 20, 2003

glad to hear it.............

 

• Dec 28, 2004

• #588

cheddar cheese

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Me too, the B-239 is one of my favourite planes...Not many of em got shot down so to unearth one in a lake is a real good find.

 

• Dec 28, 2004

• #589

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Dec 20, 2003

but why is it all wrecks are found in lakes in norway??

 

• Dec 28, 2004

• #590

cheddar cheese

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Why would a Finnish plane be in Norway...Its probably southern Finland or one of the eastern block countries...Estonia or something...

 

• Dec 28, 2004

• #591

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at a guess it was shot down over norway.......

 

• Dec 28, 2004

• #592

cheddar cheese

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Why...Norway is nowhere near Russia really...

 

• Dec 28, 2004

• #593

Nonskimmer

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Do you have a map close by?

 

• Dec 28, 2004

• #594

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why does it have to be near russia??

 

• Dec 28, 2004

• #595

M

Medvedya

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The lakes in Norway are deep, clean and cold. Things stay nicely preserved down in those fjords.

 

• Dec 28, 2004

• #596

Nonskimmer

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It does border Finland.

 

• Dec 28, 2004

• #597

wmaxt

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Dec 5, 2004

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It was found in a lake in the Karelyia region near the Finnish border. The tires made in Finnland were still inflated! The reason they find so many planes there is that cold fresh water (especialy if it's just a little acidic) preserves aircraft the best. In lake Taho a high mountain lake on the borders of Nevada and California a B-25 was found that was in such good condition the skelotins of the pilots were still in their seats after 40 years.

 

• Dec 28, 2004

• #598

cheddar cheese

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Only in a small area, its more Sweden that borders Finland, is it not?

 

• Dec 28, 2004

• #599

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and CC i take it you know that the finnish flew their buffalos in combat with the norwegians over norway??

 

• Dec 28, 2004

• #600

wmaxt

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cheddar cheese said:

Only in a small area, its more Sweden that borders Finland, is it not?

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I think so but part of the Russian/Russian satelite contries (Lithuania?) do to.

I would have to get a map out to know for sure, my knowledge of that area is cursuery and some of the names may have changed recently after the breakup of the USSR.