Worst aircraft of WW2?

[SM79Sparviero]

Since I just proved why it isnt making an attack, the 2nd one is logical. If I was flying a Breda 88 at 20,000ft, after several hours of brutal Italian engine acceleration, the last thing you would do is dive. In other words, you wouldnt do that on purpose. ITS CRASHING!

Breda 88 was operatively and from any other point of view a poor aircraft but ,strange to say,in 1938 it got a world record in maximum medium speed with load at 100-200 Km......

Shortly:
1)If you have a dragster projected for the maximum speed and acceleration along 1 Km( more, with an unreliable engine for the poor quality of the steel alloys available) , you paint it with mimetic camouflage and a bull-bar and you try to run an african rally of 1000 Km don't get surprised when it is stopped by 2 cm of gravel.
2)Breda factories had built exclusively light weapons, flamethrowers, hand grenades ,heavy tractors up t0 year 1935, when they suddently and inexplicably shifted to aircrafts,only with a experience of guns,grenades ,flamethrowers etc etc.With this poor aeronautical background they immediately won two public competitions for an assault aircraft ( breda Ba-65 and, later, Ba 88) over other italian industries that had built aircrafts since 1914! I am still wondering the reason why all this happened, but the fact that king Vittorio Emanuele III and Savoia family were among the main owners of Breda industries seems quite suspect.......

 

[cheddar cheese]

Yeah, the 88 was good prior to being equipped with weapons, armour et al, but if we're talking operational then it just plain sucked.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

yes but performance with warload is kinda important for a warplane........

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Naaaaa.......

Its better if they look good - if they fly well, that's better!

 

[mosquitoman]

Yeah, but the Breda 88 didn't even look good!

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Yeah, but the Breda 88 didn't even look good!

Ya know you're right! It didn't look good, it didn't fly well, I wonder what it smelled like?

 

[mosquitoman]

Oil, coolant and petrol?

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Oil, coolant and petrol?

 

[cheddar cheese]

I think it looks pretty neat! Or rather it would do if the engines were smaller As For the smell, that is pure heaven for me. Id have Oil, Coolant and Petrol afrtershave if I could

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

but would the people that have to smell you??

 

[cheddar cheese]

Everyone loves the smell of engines! 8)

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i must say i rather like the smell of petrol........

 

[cheddar cheese]

Its great 8)

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

not as good as diesel

 

[cheddar cheese]

Nah its better.

 

[plan_D]

I don't know if it could be considered the worst but it's certainly one for the running. The Vought-Sikorsky SB2U Vindicator (Chesapeake in RN service).

It achieved nothing. For 1937 it was a modern aircraft for USN standards but with the inclusion of modern military equipment it was under-powered and obselete by the start of the war. Those in FAA service were replaced by Swordfish Mk.IIs.

It was supposed to be carrier capable but it turned out to have too long of a take-off length to take off from a carrier. 50% of the casualties in them were due to carrier training accidents upon it's introduction. 30% of all built were lost to the enemy.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

I guess the Midway based Vindicators did some damage during that battle. Still, not an aircraft I would feel comfortable in, I'd take an SBD anyday!

 

[Dac]

The TBD Devastator was for it's own crews, with an entire squadron wiped out in a matter of minutes at Midway.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

The TBD Devastator was for it's own crews, with an entire squadron wiped out in a matter of minutes at Midway.

They showed their vulnerability at Coral Sea. At least they were pulled from service after the Midway Massacre!

 

[Dac]

They showed their vulnerability at Coral Sea. At least they were pulled from service after the Midway Massacre!

I guess it was all they had until the Avenger could be delivered in enough numbers.