bronzewhaler82
Senior Airman
- 661
- Feb 19, 2004
There is no doubt in my mind that the Italians made the best looking planes! the Fiat G.50, P-108, Cr.42, SM.79 and Mc.202 were some of the best looking planes of WW2
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What was the worst Aircraft of WWII?
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cheddar cheese
Major General
nope not at all 8)
cheddar cheese
Major General
thanks, i agree entirely, though i think the best looking plane was the hurricane 8)
corpcasselbury
Airman
- 39
- Dec 20, 2003
My pick for worst aircraft of WW2 goes to the Douglas TBD Devastator, one of the most mis-named aircraft of the entire war! This dog of a torpedo bomber was decimated at the Battle of Midway, with 36 of 41 planes being shot down by Japanese Zeroes.
bronzewhaler82
Senior Airman
- 661
- Feb 19, 2004
I agree the Devastator wasn't a very hot aircraft BUT it was pitted against one of the top airforces during the entire war with truly first class fighters and good pilots - Alot of American Navy aircraft suffered (the Dauntless and the Avenger had their fair share of defeats) because of what they had to face - the Devastator did have some sucess in the battle of Coral Sea in 1942 - I think it was a pretty crap aircraft but i don't think it rates as the worse... 
GermansRGeniuses
Tech Sergeant
the stuka survived the whole war although it was slow
typhoon engines usually only lasted 20 hours but it was the greatest allied tankbuster
the ju-88 wasnt the greatest bomber but it was still the most versatile aircraft of the war
Bf-109:an essence of how untrue that is in itself and how it can be worked around
so what im getting at here is that there is no ONE reason a plane sucks(usually). there are usually a lot or one killing deficiency that is unfixable but hey they worked around the one-o-nine's range and other problems in other planes so its pretty much a HUGE problem or many small to medium sized ones that ruin a plane
Reichsmarschall Batista
cheddar cheese
Major General
ill second that 8)
cheddar cheese
Major General
true 8) what with the sudden love of the ju-88?
cheddar cheese
Major General
me too, the 88 is one of my faves 8)bronzewhaler82
Senior Airman
- 661
- Feb 19, 2004
jj1982 said:
What so suddenly convinced you its such a bloody marvellous aircraft?? it wasn't THAT good...and i tell you another thing anyone who thinks the JU88 is better looking than a DH Mosquito needs their eyes testing!
PS. Yes the Vulture engines were Rolls-Royce, and my vote for worst aircraft of the war goes to the Vought Vindicator - the last plane I would procure for my airforce if I had to cover all the necessary wartime roles. There is nothing the Vindicator does well that nothing else does better. For the same reason, the Brewster Buffalo is my second vote. It's success in Finland was largely due to the poor Russian training and equipment in the early-war stages, and the plane is hideously over-modelled in FB.
GermansRGeniuses
Tech Sergeant
wtf do you mean "although"?!?!?!?!?! dont make me fight for the meaning of me name!!!!!!!!!!!! germans had the best planes!! not always for every reason (cough, cough stuka speed) (cough, cough Bf-109 range) (cough, cough Bf-110 vulnerabilty) but they had the best planes and best pilots! how dare you doubt german planes! they arent alwasy the best looking but in longevity and excelling in at least one area above the rest they rightfully deserve to be called the best!
Reichsmarschall Batista
