WWII's ugliest fighter (of these options)

[vinnye]

I would have voted for the Buffalo, but went for the Me 163 since it was not there.

 

[zoomar]

I had a hard time choosing between the Rogyzarski, G-50, and the Skua, but finally went with the Skua. It's just plain all-round ugliness slightly outweighed the slab-sided and clunky Italian and Yugoslavian jobs. The Rog., in particular , looks like a bad drawing of a Hurricane by someone who doesn't know what an airplane should look like.

 

[parsifal]

Funny, but despite its rather poor service record, I kinda like the look of the Breda


I dont have a firm favourte aircraft that I think is the most ugly, but Im thinking the short stumpy ones, or the asymmetrical types perhaps

 

[Readie]

Hello again,
I have looked through the thread posts and reckon each airplane has its good points...if you look hard enough lol.
Cheers
John

 

[parsifal]

Hi john. nice to hear from you mate.

 

[Aozora]

Slightly OT - coming at the question from another direction there were some aircraft that were almost too attractive to be weapons of war; I mean ter say these were the _____ (fill in a name) of the fighter breed...not in order of merit

Whirlwind
Macchi 202/205
Re 2005
Spitfire
262
Ki 43 84

Some look as though they mean business, ugly without being too ugly:
Beaufighter
Typhoon/Tempest
Fw190/Ta 152
Boomerang
VL Myrsky
Firefly

Somewhere between mean business and truly ug-ly:
He 219
P-61

the Skua was in a league of its own

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

He 219, Ugly?

 

[GrauGeist]

in all honesty, not all French bombers were ugly...they had a couple twin jobs that were not bad looking at all...matter of fact, the LeO 451 was a really good looking machine.

I see the YaKs up there in the list...all but the YaK-9 were plain ugly and as far as the Rogozarski goes, I am assuming this is in reference to the IK-3 fighter, because the P-100 was a good looking aircraft.

My vote will go for the Skua simply because anything that Blackburn made, looked goofy as hell...

 

[Aozora]

He 219, Ugly?

A better description would be mean and functional, with a touch of elegence, like some birds of prey, or a praying mantis.

 

[stona]

the Skua was in a league of its own

I agree. If it was a dog you'd tie the lead to it's tail and drag it around backwards!

Steve

 

[Catch22]

Skua for sure on my end. F4U?! One I really don't get though is the Whirlwind. Gorgeous.

 

[hedge hopper]

None of these warbirds were actually built for beauty, but in my opinion the Spitfire has got to be the best looking fighter of all time, from any angle!! The worst, again in my opinion has got to be the Stuka!! Most Italian, Russian, Japanese and French fighters were just doing a job. The P-51D is my second favorite looking aircraft. The Focke Wulfe 190 comes third. The Mosquito was also a fighter of sorts, though obviously twin-engined, but by far the very best looking aircraft of it's type throughout the war.

 

[riacrato]

Stuka is no fighter. And while not exactly pretty, I think it looks mean.

 

[AirWolf]

I'm with riacrato the stuka isn't the most beautiful aircraft but it isn't the ugliest either if you want real ugliness then you have to look at the Supermarine Type 224

 

[stug3]

I think the Stuka has the most menacing look of any AC Ive seen. Another one would be the A-10 Warthog.

 

[AirWolf]

Exactly its just like that, stug3

 

[Jack_Hill]

Especialy when fitted with twin 3,7cm gunpods !

 

[buffnut453]

Problem here is it's all a matter of personal taste. What some people consider fugly, others consider "purposeful" or "quirky". The Skua has been lambasted for its looks and yet I have a soft spot for that beast. It's no Spitfire in the looks department but it did its job well and was responsible for some remarkable firsts. The problem, for me, is that I'm a sad git who finds all aircraft fascinating (ok, maybe I draw the line at drooling over standard, medium-haul modern airliners...can't find too much to get excited about there!) and I love the voyage of discovery that helps me learn more about what the aircraft did, the men who flew it and the technology that it embodied. Like I said...I'm a sad git. There's no hope for me!

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Besides the fact that the Stuka was not a fighter, I find it actually very nice looking. Probably because I prefer the more menacing look. That is why I find the Bf 109 so beautiful. It looks like a warbird. It looks like it was meant to kill, especially when looked at from the front and especially on the later models.

 

[Jack_Hill]

I told you once upon Adler : soon we will agree about (at least) one aicraft, remember.
DONE !
Really appreciated your nice anthem to late 109's.
Again, another a/c ?