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Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:05 pm
Because of the undertone that has developed in my last thread, I thought I would make it formal.............
What do you consider to be the UGLIEST warbird?
I think it will be a toss up as weather the British or the French get the highest number of nominations.

Feel free to defend any aircraft you feel has unjustly maligned.
And for the first nomination I would like to submit the
Potez 75
Look here if you dare................
http://www.1000aircraftphotos.com/Contr ... e/1968.htm
or here.............
http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/fa ... tez75.html
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hairy on Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:39 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:27 pm
WIXers: I humbly offer you the Amiot 143.
http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/ ... t143-b.jpg
Imagine riding this bad boy into combat in 1940...dispensing death to the Hun while entertaining guests in the downstairs, four-seasons room!
And just so you don't think I'm picking on the Frogs, my silver cup goes to the Fairey Barracuda.
Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:32 pm
Aggghhhhhhh! My eyes!
PT-19 and the PT-23 are ugly in my opinion.
Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:45 pm
I nominate the Blackburn Roc.
Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:47 pm
P-26..
Italian Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:01 pm
The P-26? No way...that's one of the neater looking aircraft!
Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:01 pm
Fairey Baracuda...ugly.
Jerry
Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:26 pm
Gloster Meteor!
Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:28 pm
Blohm und Voss Bv 141..
Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:39 pm
Fairey Gannet. No question about it. Tell me this isn't a face only a mother could love.
And I guess it does qualify as a warbird since it first flew in 1947 (as far as I can tell)
Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:47 pm
Is this catagory limited or is it open to all, observation ,Fighter, Bomber? Why not a survey for each catagory?
Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:04 pm
Airspeed Fleet Shadower
I win
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Scott Rose on Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:05 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:04 pm
Jiggersfromsphilly wrote:Is this catagory limited or is it open to all, observation ,Fighter, Bomber? Why not a survey for each catagory?
Tricky, I think I will leave it as it is but people are welcome to put in multiple nominations with notes such as " I think this is the uglyist bomber/obs/fighter/etc that has ever seen the light of day and the designer should have been shot blah blah etc etc"
Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:09 pm
Early running tally.
British - 5
French - 2
USA - 2
Italian - 1
German - 1
I think thats because the Brits are all sleeping at the moment and not around to defend their honour (lets hope the Flypast board doesn't get a whiff of this as there will be pipes and slippers everywhere.

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