elmilitaro
Senior Airman
Which aircraft do you think was the worse of WWII? 
Worst Aircraft of WWII
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mosquitoman
Master Sergeant
Roc or Botha, take your pic
cheddar cheese
Major General
This is in the wrong section really...
the lancaster kicks ass
Major General
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err, that never actually entered servie 
cheddar cheese
Major General
No but it looks damn cool 8)
Nonskimmer
Captain
It looks damn something.
Not sure I'd use the word "cool".
Not sure I'd use the word "cool".
the lancaster kicks ass
Major General
- 19,937
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i would.........
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
IT'S A LYCASTER! 
the lancaster kicks ass
Major General
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i'd have never have thought have that, i like it!
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
It needs a merlin though 
cheddar cheese
Major General
FLYBOYJ said:IT'S A LYCASTER!
Why not a Lancander?
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
cheddar cheese said:FLYBOYJ said:IT'S A LYCASTER!
Why not a Lancander?
That will work too!
evangilder
"Shooter"
It reminds me of something out of the show Junkyard Wars.
cheddar cheese
Major General
Thats a cool show
the lancaster kicks ass
Major General
- 19,937
- Dec 20, 2003
scrapheap challenge was better........
cheddar cheese
Major General
Nah I prefer Junkyard Wars
the lancaster kicks ass
Major General
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the only good thing about that show was when they had big fat texans on the show
GregP
Major
As the worst aircraft of WWII, I nominate the LWS-4 / LWS-6 Zubr. 17 were built, qualifying as "production," I suppose.
Engines heavier than the design spec were mounted, so the Zubr was not strong enough for actual flight, except for the initial test flight. Their service life was ONE mission, after which they were used as airfield decoys!
Just think, maybe they took off on a mission, ran low on fuel, and landed on a distant airfiled to refuel ... only to discover that the airframe life of the Zubr was used up and they had to walk home! Thankfully, the Zubr's range was only 750 km, so it is unlikely that more than about 100 Polish airmen were captured walking home from Zubr missions.
This is even dumber than the German Natter, which at least had a good armament.
The Zubr probably killed more Polish airmen than Germans! Perhaps it was respponsible for WWII when Zubrs may have broken up in flight over a German parade, initiating hostilies inadvertently! Thinking they were being attacked, the Germans probably retaliated.
As for its looks, I prefer the north end of a southbound jackass to the Zubr! The Potez 75 was even uglier, but it didn't commit aviation until 1955, so it earns an exemption in a WWII forum. The Potez 75 does, however, earn Fench designers a place in the Hall of Shame, right next to the designers of the Zubr.
Engines heavier than the design spec were mounted, so the Zubr was not strong enough for actual flight, except for the initial test flight. Their service life was ONE mission, after which they were used as airfield decoys!
Just think, maybe they took off on a mission, ran low on fuel, and landed on a distant airfiled to refuel ... only to discover that the airframe life of the Zubr was used up and they had to walk home! Thankfully, the Zubr's range was only 750 km, so it is unlikely that more than about 100 Polish airmen were captured walking home from Zubr missions.
This is even dumber than the German Natter, which at least had a good armament.
The Zubr probably killed more Polish airmen than Germans! Perhaps it was respponsible for WWII when Zubrs may have broken up in flight over a German parade, initiating hostilies inadvertently! Thinking they were being attacked, the Germans probably retaliated.
As for its looks, I prefer the north end of a southbound jackass to the Zubr! The Potez 75 was even uglier, but it didn't commit aviation until 1955, so it earns an exemption in a WWII forum. The Potez 75 does, however, earn Fench designers a place in the Hall of Shame, right next to the designers of the Zubr.
dinos7
Airman
definately the ohka or the me 163
