Worst Aircraft of WWII

• Sep 8, 2005

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plan_D

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One in three Texans are fat.

 

• Sep 11, 2005

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Take a look at the Curtiss S03C Seamew. Admiral Halsey had them removed from fleet duty and replaced by the earlier, and proven Curtiss SOC Seagull biplane, the plane the Seamew was meant to replace. The SOC was the only USN non utility class biplane to see continuous service in all theaters during wwii.

 

• Sep 13, 2005

• #43

the lancaster kicks ass

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it's the same with the swordfish and albicore........

 

• Nov 21, 2005

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elmilitaro

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plan_D said:

One in three Texans are fat.

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No we aren't.

 

• Nov 21, 2005

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Gnomey

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just big boned...

 

• Nov 21, 2005

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elmilitaro

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Maybe thats it.

 

• Nov 21, 2005

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Hey dinos7, great pic of a 190!

OK, no takers on the Zubr, so maybe we could discuss the Fisher P-75. It was conceived as a way to use up spare parts. Outer wings of a P-40, P-40 canopy, Dauntless vertical tail, plus more cannibalization. By the time they made it into a viable aircraft, it was a completely new design.

One last great characteristic of the P-75 ... it was so ugly they'd have to tie a roast beef to it to get a dog to sit nearby.

 

• Nov 22, 2005

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the lancaster kicks ass

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One last great characteristic of the P-75 ... it was so ugly they'd have to tie a roast beef to it to get a dog to sit nearby.

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ouch

i will agree though she is ugly.........

 

• Nov 22, 2005

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the lancaster kicks ass said:

One last great characteristic of the P-75 ... it was so ugly they'd have to tie a roast beef to it to get a dog to sit nearby.

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ouch

i will agree though she is ugly.........

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That thing is so ugly the rivets pop off of it in an attempt to escape...

 

• Nov 22, 2005

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the lancaster kicks ass

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i don't think any fighter pilots would really be boasting about flying that...thing.............

 

• Nov 22, 2005

• #51

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Ok lanc how can you call that ugly and not french bombers...thats better looking that ANY 1930's French bomber...

 

• Nov 23, 2005

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I know! The bombers are like flying shoeboxes than they are aircraft! Its as if the French wanted to bomb Germany with shoes...

 

• Nov 23, 2005

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Okay......

 

• Nov 23, 2005

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Yeah, crappy jokes but you know those French....

Crazy son of bitches.....

 

• Nov 24, 2005

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Toss up between the Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle or the SARO Lerwick. Both a complete waste of money and effort.

 

• Nov 24, 2005

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The Albermarle wasn't, it became a very useful glider tower but should have been used as a bomber IMO

 

• Nov 26, 2005

• #57

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it was a bit big for that though, dissapointing performance too, plus the noseweel was a bit too revolutionary for the RAF, and try telling the downed airmen the Lerwick saved that she was a waste of money........