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Ugly Birds

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. :roll: 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

:shock: :shock:
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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.

Ugliest Warbird

Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:32 pm

Aggghhhhhhh! My eyes!


PT-19 and the PT-23 are ugly in my opinion.

Re: Ugliest Warbird

Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:39 pm

Trey Carroll wrote:PT-19 and the PT-23 are ugly in my opinion.


OHHHHHHHHH! I can see this is going to get messy. :supz:



:minigun: :enforcer:

:gib:
:rip:
:crispy: :ouch:
:bs:

Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:45 pm

I nominate the Blackburn Roc.

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Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:47 pm

P-26..

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Italian Savoia-Marchetti SM.79

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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.. :vom:

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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.


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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

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I win ;)
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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. :twisted: :union: )
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