Most Beautiful Aircraft of WW2?
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fastmongrel
1st Sergeant
No I also think Dornier flying boats were beautiful.
oldcrowcv63
Tech Sergeant
I call foul on two counts! Pinsog voted for the F2A and you should always leave with the girl you brung to the dance… I admired his independent spirit (and obvious sense of humor) but now I see he is revealed as a two-timer
) Also, F7F bearcat are barely real aircraft in ww 2. I think we should start again… Also, Readie never got a chance to vote to put the Spit out of reach… Of course, he may have just become unhinged trying to decide between the Spit and the Mossy.
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buffnut453
Captain
In my defence, I seem to recall voting for the Mossie first - I made suitable, although probably unacceptable, apologies to Readie. That would put the Mossie on 3 and the Spit on 6.
Still can't comprehend how some people think the Me109 is more attractive than a Mossie...must be the beer goggles.
Still can't comprehend how some people think the Me109 is more attractive than a Mossie...must be the beer goggles.
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I love the Dornier's but I much prefer the Do 24. Most beautiful seaplane ever built.
I have to go with the Messerschmitt Bf 109 (F,G,K)
The Gustav and Kurfürst models are the best. Friedrichs are okay, but I like the beefier look of the DB 605 machines. I feel that logically I should hold the K-4 over the Gustavs, since it's the most aerodynamically pleasing model (for the same reason some part of me would like to answer the question with a Griffon-engined late model Spit), but I have a special place in my heart for "die Beule" Gustavs. Those bumps show to me that the aircraft was meant for business and they give it a somewhat menacing look. I guess my ideal Bf 109 is a Gustav with the MG 131 bumps, enlarged wheel well bumps (either the smaller or the bigger squarish ones, doesn't really matter), Erla Haube and a tall tail.
The Gustav and Kurfürst models are the best. Friedrichs are okay, but I like the beefier look of the DB 605 machines. I feel that logically I should hold the K-4 over the Gustavs, since it's the most aerodynamically pleasing model (for the same reason some part of me would like to answer the question with a Griffon-engined late model Spit), but I have a special place in my heart for "die Beule" Gustavs. Those bumps show to me that the aircraft was meant for business and they give it a somewhat menacing look. I guess my ideal Bf 109 is a Gustav with the MG 131 bumps, enlarged wheel well bumps (either the smaller or the bigger squarish ones, doesn't really matter), Erla Haube and a tall tail.
SamPZLP.7
Airman
F4U-1 Corsair, of I had to choose.
GregP
Major
I think the most beautiful flying boat ever built was the Latecoere 631 ... but would vote for the Re.2005 in WWII as the most asthetic fighter with the Zero being my emotional favorite.
Still, the top vote-getters above are all beautiful aircraft. I could never vote for the Mossie as number one, though. Too many good looking singles in front of it. I am not a fan of the wing leading edges inboard of the engines. Had the wings continued their elegant lines all the way to the fuselage, then maybe it was the best looking. THey didn't and it isn't, but each to his own. All the vote getters are pretty decent-looking.
Still, the top vote-getters above are all beautiful aircraft. I could never vote for the Mossie as number one, though. Too many good looking singles in front of it. I am not a fan of the wing leading edges inboard of the engines. Had the wings continued their elegant lines all the way to the fuselage, then maybe it was the best looking. THey didn't and it isn't, but each to his own. All the vote getters are pretty decent-looking.
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DarrenW
Staff Sergeant
I'd pick the Hellcat as most beautiful but I want to keep my impartial reputation intact here!
I have always thought of the early mark Spitfires and the P-51D Mustang as being the most aesthetically appealing aircraft of all time. They both just look right to me and with them it wasn't all eye appeal, they delivered exactly what one would expect from them!
I have always thought of the early mark Spitfires and the P-51D Mustang as being the most aesthetically appealing aircraft of all time. They both just look right to me and with them it wasn't all eye appeal, they delivered exactly what one would expect from them!
I'd pick the Hellcat as most beautiful but I want to keep my impartial reputation intact here!
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The Wildcat was an ironing board in collision with a beer barrel perched on a milking stool , the Hellcat was just the technical advance of a diving board impacting with an oil barrel perched on a bed end.
DarrenW
Staff Sergeant
He was just being a flirt showing the Barracuda in its best light, I made a model of it years ago, it seemed to have anther aircrafts landing gear and canopy.Simply gorgeous!
swampyankee
Chief Master Sergeant
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Beech Model 17
Gentlemen
The most beautiful fighter of WW2?
Oh Hedy Lamarr is a beautiful gal,
And Madeline Carroll is, too;
But you find if you query, a different theory
Amongst any bomber crew,
For the loveliest thing of which one could sing
(This side of the Heavenly Gates)
Is no blonde or brunette of the Hollywood set,
But an escort of P-38's…..
Sure we're braver than hell; on the ground all is swell—
In the air it's a different story.
We sweat out our track through the fighters and flak;
We're willing to split up the glory.
Well, they wouldn't reject us, so Heaven protect us
And until all this shooting abates,
Give us courage to fight'em- and one other small item-
An escort of P-38s.
(Written in Stars and Stripes 1943, by a B-17 gunner in North Africa and presented in P-38 Lightning at War by Joe Christy and Jeff Ethell 1978)
I will go with the bomber crews and my late uncle, a ball turret gunner on a 483rd BG B-17, who flew Aug 1944 to Nov 1944 out of Italy, and take the P-38, not only for her looks, but also for what she did..
Eagledad
The most beautiful fighter of WW2?
Oh Hedy Lamarr is a beautiful gal,
And Madeline Carroll is, too;
But you find if you query, a different theory
Amongst any bomber crew,
For the loveliest thing of which one could sing
(This side of the Heavenly Gates)
Is no blonde or brunette of the Hollywood set,
But an escort of P-38's…..
Sure we're braver than hell; on the ground all is swell—
In the air it's a different story.
We sweat out our track through the fighters and flak;
We're willing to split up the glory.
Well, they wouldn't reject us, so Heaven protect us
And until all this shooting abates,
Give us courage to fight'em- and one other small item-
An escort of P-38s.
(Written in Stars and Stripes 1943, by a B-17 gunner in North Africa and presented in P-38 Lightning at War by Joe Christy and Jeff Ethell 1978)
I will go with the bomber crews and my late uncle, a ball turret gunner on a 483rd BG B-17, who flew Aug 1944 to Nov 1944 out of Italy, and take the P-38, not only for her looks, but also for what she did..
Eagledad
KiwiBiggles
Senior Airman
You've cheated by showing an angle that hides the extraordinarily ugly flap arrangement.
The Barracuda only got its reputation as an all time beauty by trick photography.
Shortround6
Major General
The true beauty of the Barracuda was in the indigenous approach to aerodynamics that it took.
Rather than muck about with a pointed entry and smooth airflow over wings and fuselage it was simply going to frighten the air into getting out of it's way.
Rather than muck about with a pointed entry and smooth airflow over wings and fuselage it was simply going to frighten the air into getting out of it's way.
