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niceguy2005 -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/18/2007 2:37:14 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: patrickl quote: ORIGINAL: Mac67 Tupolev TB-3. It must have been damn cold in those open cockpits. [image]local://upfiles/20097/D39A582F554F4C7A8BF38C9CB0456851.jpg[/image] Yep, got this in RHS.[:D] antiquated as all get out. I mean how can you not afford to at least enclose the cockpit. [8\|]. However, IMHO, still not as ugly as some of the French bombers. I'm a little surprised the Italians don't have one in the list, or that no one has suggested the B-18 [image]local://upfiles/17264/3FF1B5C1E560479F8F63463E1C9C7D42.jpg[/image]

Cap Mandrake -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/18/2007 2:40:53 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Mac67 Tupolev TB-3. It must have been damn cold in those open cockpits. [image]local://upfiles/20097/D39A582F554F4C7A8BF38C9CB0456851.jpg[/image] Mary Mother of God that is ugly! I think the factory workers should have refused to build it.

AU Tiger_MatrixForum -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/18/2007 4:59:11 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake quote: ORIGINAL: Mac67 Tupolev TB-3. It must have been damn cold in those open cockpits. [image]local://upfiles/20097/D39A582F554F4C7A8BF38C9CB0456851.jpg[/image] Mary Mother of God that is ugly! I think the factory workers should have refused to build it. I'm sure Uncle Joe would have been understanding.

Coach Z -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/18/2007 6:10:46 AM)
I thought the question was ..... "What if SPATACUS had had a Piper Cub?"

String -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/18/2007 12:55:11 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake quote: ORIGINAL: Mac67 Tupolev TB-3. It must have been damn cold in those open cockpits. [image]local://upfiles/20097/D39A582F554F4C7A8BF38C9CB0456851.jpg[/image] Mary Mother of God that is ugly! I think the factory workers should have refused to build it. It carried up to 4000kg+ of bombs though, and that was back in 1932.. when the B-17 wasn't even on the drawing boards.

KDonovan -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/18/2007 2:38:43 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Apollo11 Hi all, quote: ORIGINAL: niceguy2005 quote: ORIGINAL: Apollo11 quote: ORIGINAL: KDonovan Dornier Do17 [image]local://upfiles/18184/E9B989518844473399B12F95393FD73C.jpg[/image] What's wrong with Do-17 (aka "Flying pencil")? [X(] Effective yes, pretty...no [:-] Well... I always thought that Do-17 is very nice and aestetically and aerodynamically pleasing... Dornier Do-17S: [image]http://www.umt.fme.vutbr.cz/~ruja/modely/podklady/Dornier/Do-17S/Do-17S.jpg[/image] Dornier Do-217N: [image]http://www.umt.fme.vutbr.cz/~ruja/modely/podklady/Dornier/Do-217N/Do-217N.jpg[/image] Dornier 17M/P (1:48 model - Bulgarian cammo scheme): [image]http://www.swannysmodels.com/images/Do17/done1.jpg[/image] [image]http://www.swannysmodels.com/images/Do17/done2.jpg[/image] [image]http://www.swannysmodels.com/images/Do17/done3.jpg[/image] Leo "Apollo11" Those other models are definetly pleasing to the eye and sharp.....but those first generation Do-17's w/ that "Cranium" of a cockpit, looks ridicolous

Joe D. -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/18/2007 3:31:18 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: niceguy2005 ...but the question is what is the ugliest bomber and on looks I think the 24 beats out the 17....let me phrase that better, on looks I think the 24 looks better than the 17. I've seen a B-17G up close at our local airport; its huge wings give it enormous lift as it just seems to float off the runway, and their (almost) eliptical shape is reminicent of the Spitfire. In short, the B-17 looks like an airplane, while the B-24 -- the "workhorse" of all bombers -- was built to specs w/o any consideration of what an aircraft is supposed to look like; the Lib is totally functional, but w/o any aerodynamic esthetics. In fact, the B-24's rectangular design reminds me of the Desert Storm stealth fighter; and it flies like one too. Pilots didn't call the Lib the "packing box" for the B-17 for nothing.

Mike Scholl -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/18/2007 4:24:55 PM)
Don't have a picture handy, but shouldn't the slab-sided, drooped-chinned, British Whitley get a mention

Historiker -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/18/2007 5:08:13 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Mike Scholl Don't have a picture handy, but shouldn't the slab-sided, drooped-chinned, British Whitley get a mention quote: Whitley [image]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Armstrong_Whitworth_Whitley.jpg[/image]

PetrOs -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/18/2007 6:26:45 PM)
Why noone mentioned italian SM-79 and SM-81? ;)

Dixie -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/18/2007 6:29:05 PM)
I'm not sure if I'd call it ugly per se, but the Stirling was an ungainly looking machine at best.

m10bob -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/18/2007 7:56:50 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake quote: ORIGINAL: Mac67 Tupolev TB-3. It must have been damn cold in those open cockpits. [image]local://upfiles/20097/D39A582F554F4C7A8BF38C9CB0456851.jpg[/image] Mary Mother of God that is ugly! I think the factory workers should have refused to build it. I suspect the workmen had to "sneak up on it" to build it. BTW, the Soviet paratoopers laid on the top of the wing and held onto handles. Once ready to drop, they let go and rolled back over those broad wings and fell off the plane!

Mike Scholl -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/18/2007 8:04:25 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Historiker quote: ORIGINAL: Mike Scholl Don't have a picture handy, but shouldn't the slab-sided, drooped-chinned, British Whitley get a mention quote: Whitley [image]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Armstrong_Whitworth_Whitley.jpg[/image] THANK YOU SIR. I think this certainly deserves an "honorable mention" in the contest.

Big B -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/18/2007 8:54:37 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: PetrOs Why no one mentioned italian SM-79 and SM-81? ;) I actually thought the SM 79 was kind of cool looking - in a funky sort of way... [image]local://upfiles/16855/277B1C964FDD4537B40FB1E791789EA0.jpg[/image]

niceguy2005 -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/18/2007 8:57:44 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: m10bob quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake quote: ORIGINAL: Mac67 Tupolev TB-3. It must have been damn cold in those open cockpits. [image]local://upfiles/20097/D39A582F554F4C7A8BF38C9CB0456851.jpg[/image] Mary Mother of God that is ugly! I think the factory workers should have refused to build it. I suspect the workmen had to "sneak up on it" to build it. BTW, the Soviet paratoopers laid on the top of the wing and held onto handles. Once ready to drop, they let go and rolled back over those broad wings and fell off the plane! Well naturally, how else would one jump out (or in this case off) such a work of beauty. [:'(]...I've heard stories, though never had it confirmed that some of the USSR paratroops didn't actually have parachutes, but rather bails of hay strapped to their backs

rtrapasso -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/18/2007 9:03:47 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: niceguy2005 quote: ORIGINAL: m10bob quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake quote: ORIGINAL: Mac67 Tupolev TB-3. It must have been damn cold in those open cockpits. [image]local://upfiles/20097/D39A582F554F4C7A8BF38C9CB0456851.jpg[/image] Mary Mother of God that is ugly! I think the factory workers should have refused to build it. I suspect the workmen had to "sneak up on it" to build it. BTW, the Soviet paratoopers laid on the top of the wing and held onto handles. Once ready to drop, they let go and rolled back over those broad wings and fell off the plane! Well naturally, how else would one jump out (or in this case off) such a work of beauty. [:'(]...I've heard stories, though never had it confirmed that some of the USSR paratroops didn't actually have parachutes, but rather bails of hay strapped to their backs Yeah - we discussed this on the THREAD - they bundled the paratroopers up in bales of hay and dumped them out at low altitude into deep snow... operational survival was said to be around 50%, however, details are scanty, and i don't have the book my old wargamer buddy read me the quote from. We (Threadians) tried to get MYTHBUSTERS to look at it, but they never replied (afaik).

rtrapasso -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/18/2007 9:26:22 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: m10bob quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake quote: ORIGINAL: Mac67 Tupolev TB-3. It must have been damn cold in those open cockpits. [image]local://upfiles/20097/D39A582F554F4C7A8BF38C9CB0456851.jpg[/image] Mary Mother of God that is ugly! I think the factory workers should have refused to build it. I suspect the workmen had to "sneak up on it" to build it. BTW, the Soviet paratoopers laid on the top of the wing and held onto handles. Once ready to drop, they let go and rolled back over those broad wings and fell off the plane! This was discussed a few months ago on the fount of all knowledge (the THREAD) - this plane is stanger than it looks! There were gunners located in the inboard engine nacelles, and at one point the plane was powered by diesel engines (!!?!). The one big raid by this version on German positions featured a 60% loss rate, almost all due to engine failures, although "friendly fighters" shot down one (apparently as an aesthestic protest).

Boozecamp -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/18/2007 10:37:14 PM)
It is hard to beat those interwar French box bombers. Aside from them, I find the Heinkel 177 to be a very unattractive plane.

Dili -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/19/2007 2:24:55 AM)
I kick everyone that says my signature is ugly!!! [:@][;)]

Terminus -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/19/2007 2:35:03 AM)
If we're going to list the Hampden as an ugly plane, then the Ki-48 and the Baltimore/Maryland must go too. Here's another two: [image]local://upfiles/16369/48D267BEE64D4D629660CA8F71083EE7.jpg[/image]

Terminus -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/19/2007 2:35:22 AM)
And: [image]local://upfiles/16369/558851A4F51C4095A3E06A3B50F59F1E.jpg[/image]

Jevhaddah -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/19/2007 3:09:55 AM)
Blom und Voss Bv141 Not a Bomber but very strange all the same [:)] [image]http://www.garionsplace.co.uk/blomandvoss/Blom2020Voss20BV20141.jpg[/image] [image]http://garionsplace.co.uk/blomandvoss/bv_141.jpg[/image] [image]http://garionsplace.co.uk/blomandvoss/bv141_4.jpg[/image] I have had a model of this lying in the cupboard for several years now, I must get round to building it one day [:)] Cheers Jev

JeffroK -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/19/2007 5:05:01 AM)
The Vickers Wellesley, designed by Sir Barnes Wallis (At least in part) I think your pic has been shortened a bit, the plane was a bit sleeker The Bombay was a Bomber/Transport and saw action in the Western Desert as a bomber and for a few years as a Transport

hawker -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/19/2007 2:04:55 PM)
B-25 "Mitchell" is ugliest

Mike Scholl -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/19/2007 2:09:45 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: hawker B-25 "Mitchell" is ugliest You gotta be kidding..., the B-25 is gorgeous. Especially the "gun-ship" models...

Terminus -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/19/2007 3:00:05 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: hawker B-25 "Mitchell" is ugliest Aha... Riiiight...[8\|]

Mike Scholl -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/19/2007 3:43:00 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Terminus quote: ORIGINAL: hawker B-25 "Mitchell" is ugliest Aha... Riiiight...[8\|] Maybe he meant the ugliest when viewed from the "recieving end"?

rtrapasso -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/19/2007 4:12:15 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: JeffK The Vickers Wellesley, designed by Sir Barnes Wallis (At least in part) ...and assisted by his faithful companion, Grommet!

BrucePowers -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/19/2007 6:39:08 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: niceguy2005 quote: ORIGINAL: Joe D. Has to be the Consolidated B-24 Liberator; it was referred to as the "packing box the B-17 came in." It was as hard to handle in the air as it was ugly. What's wrong with the b-24? I'd consider as sleek, or more so than the fortress. Harder to fly maybe, but definitely a sharper looking AC. The B-17 was a much prettier airplane in my opinion. Sturdier too.

crsutton -> RE: Ugliest Bomber of WWII (11/19/2007 6:42:46 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Richrd When Mrs Roosevelt was young, she was a drop dead stunning babe. Were you dating her? [:D]

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