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I recently saw a Grumman Widgeon in invasion stripes in one of this months magazines. It struck me as very strange and got me thinking. I know the Luftwaffe impressed any and all airworthy aircraft into some form of service. In your opinion what is the weirdest aircraft impressed into US Air Force service during WWII?

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Without much research done, the P-61 jumps out in my mind.
It doesn't have the streamlined form that the P-38 does. And it's much bigger

For me it would probably be the Beech Staggerwing (UC-43 Traveler). It was kind of a rich man's play toy, not exactly what you would expect from a "Utility" aircraft. It certainly couldn't have been much of a cargo aircraft, and probably wasn't luxurious enough to cart the military bigwigs around the country.

That being said, they do look rather sporty in military markings. Would have been a nice assignement to be issued one of those!

Scott-Which magazine had the Widgeon in invasion stripes? Kind of interesting if they are historically accurate. Gary