WWII's ugliest fighter (of these options)

vinnye · Oct 28, 2012

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

zoomar · Nov 7, 2012

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 · Nov 8, 2012

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 · Nov 8, 2012

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 · Nov 8, 2012

Hi john. nice to hear from you mate.

Aozora · Dec 24, 2012

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 · Dec 24, 2012

He 219, Ugly?

GrauGeist · Dec 24, 2012

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 · Dec 24, 2012

DerAdlerIstGelandet said:
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 · Dec 24, 2012

Aozora said:
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 · Dec 25, 2012

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

hedge hopper · Dec 26, 2012

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 · Dec 31, 2012

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

AirWolf · Jan 1, 2013

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 · Jan 1, 2013

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

AirWolf · Jan 1, 2013

Exactly its just like that, stug3

Jack_Hill · Jan 1, 2013

Especialy when fitted with twin 3,7cm gunpods !

buffnut453 · Jan 1, 2013

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 · Jan 1, 2013

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 · Jan 1, 2013

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 ?

WWII's ugliest fighter (of these options)

WWII's ugliest fighter

I-15 / I-153

I-16

LaGG-1 / LaGG-3

MiG-1 / MiG-3

Yak-1 (or later Yak's)

Cr. 32

Cr. 42

G.50

MC 200

C.202 / C.205

Re 2000

Re 2001

Re 2002

Re 2005

Bf 109 E and earlier

Bf 109 F and later

Bf 110

Ju 88 fighters

he 219

Me 262

Me 210 / Me 410

Me 163

Fw 190A / F / G

Fw 190 D / Ta 152

D 520

MB 150 / 151 / 152 / 155

Morane Ms 406 etc

Potez 630 series

Fokker D.XXI

PZL P.11, P.7, P.24

IAR 80

VL Myrsky

Boomerang

Rogyzarski

A6M

A5M

J2M

N1K series

Ki-43

Ki-44

Ki-61

Ki-84

Skua

Defiant

Gladiator

Meteor

Whirlwind

Beaufighter

Fulmar

Firefly

Spitfire (!) be prepared to explain

Hurricane

Typhoon

Tempest

P-35

P-38

P-40

P-47

P-51 (especially razorback models?)

P-61

F2A

F4F

F4U

F6F

P-70 / Havoc

Senior Airman

Senior Airman

Colonel

Chief Master Sergeant

Colonel

Staff Sergeant

Private Chemtrail Disperser

Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung

Staff Sergeant

Major

Major

Airman

Senior Airman