WWII - Aircraft produced in large quantities that did not see combat - or very little

[fubar57]

P-63 Kingcobra in combat

 

[Skyediamonds]

The Blackburn Botha is a good example, designed as a torpedo bomber, 580 built, underpowered and unstable, turned in a trainer and killed many students, turned into a target tug..... should have been lined up on the ground and just used as a target! (note: I am an ex Blackburn's apprentice).

As an ex apprentice, would you happen to have any scale drawings or photos that might be of use for us model builders?

If so, would like to hear from you.
Skye

 

[Skyediamonds]

Fairey Albacore. It was supposed to replace the Swirdfish.

 

[Kevin J]

Fairey Albacore. It was supposed to replace the Swirdfish.

Much used over the Western Desert.

 

[Kevin J]

I think Blackburn lead at the moment with their Roc and Botha, although Brewster are close behind with their Buccaneer, Bermuda and Corsair.

 

[Kevin J]

Vultee Vanguard, Curtiss Wright Demon. Any takers?

 

[special ed]

Vanguards and Demons were sent to china. When one looks at the USAAF operations, and crashes as trainers, the Chinese must have thought we were helping the Japanese. All US P-66s were grounded by mid 1942.

 

[GrauGeist]

The Curtiss-Wright CW-22 wasn't a bad aircraft to be honest and the KNIL CW-22s that were captured in the East Indies were operated by the Japanese.

 

[Kevin J]

The Curtiss-Wright CW-22 wasn't a bad aircraft to be honest and the KNIL CW-22s that were captured in the East Indies were operated by the Japanese.

I'm not aware of them scoring any victories. Did they?

 

[GrauGeist]

I'm not aware of them scoring any victories. Did they?

Because of circumstances, I believe they weren't able to get into combat before they were over-run. But the CW-22 was more of an armed trainer, unlike the CW-21, which was a pure fighter.

 

[Skyediamonds]

KevinJ: you listed Corsair. Why? They were all over the Pacific.

 

[Skyediamonds]

How about the Japanese Shindin. I don't know the designation offhand. That's the pusher fighter with a long nose gear.

 

[Skyediamonds]

Depending one's point of view: how does Ohka or Baka sound? Japanese "one-way" flights?

 

[Skyediamonds]

Herman He-119 (I think). That's a rare large plane with a single pilot & all-glass nose with the drive shaft in the middle for a single propeller. Does anyone have drawings or photos? THAT would make for an interesting modeling subject.

 

[Skyediamonds]

Oops. I didn't take into consideration the title of this topic to include "large production." Sorry

 

[GrauGeist]

KevinJ: you listed Corsair. Why? They were all over the Pacific.

Not the Brewster manufactured F4U, the F3A.
Over 300 manufactured for the USN and none were fit for combat, used mostly for stateside training and over 400 that went to Britain and were used only for limited training, too.

 

[Conslaw]

While all contributions to this thread are welcome, I think the readers would like to have some indication of the # of units produced of the aircraft discussed. Even if Wikipedia numbers aren't definitive, at least look in Wikipedia for the number produced.

 

[wuzak]

Herman He-119 (I think). That's a rare large plane with a single pilot & all-glass nose with the drive shaft in the middle for a single propeller. Does anyone have drawings or photos? THAT would make for an interesting modeling subject.

That would be the Heinkel He 119.

 

[wuzak]

Vickers Warwick comes to mind, though I might just be ignorant in regard to its service ...

Didn't the Warwick serve with Coastal Command?

 

[The Basket]

Bearcat? Could always include aircraft that appeared too late.