 | Wasn't the STUKA the best dive bomber to see service in WWII| Aviation Discuss Wasn't the STUKA the best dive bomber to see service in WWII in the World War II - Aviation forums; Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass
and because it was the truth.........
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04-15-2005, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass and because it was the truth......... | True! you wouldnt equip most of your squadrons with "duff" aircraft would you? if you did the entire bomber command would have been equipped with Avro Manchesters 
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#47 | | Master of Ewes
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Country:  | yes if the lanc wasn't as good as people make out, why is it that at peak strenth they were used in 56 squadrons!!
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Country: | At least the Lanc wasnt as ugly as the Stirling. That was one unfortunate looking aircraft 
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Country: | I love the Halifax, in all it's various incarnations. Great looking plane, even with the nose turret and inlines 
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04-15-2005, 05:30 PM
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Country: | it, like every single other plane, looks ugly compared to the lancaster though............
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Country: | Id have to disagree I can think of a bunch of other very good-looking a/c, but they wouldnt necessarily be military or from WWII
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#57 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | The VC10 is a great looking plane, even though the RAF have ditched the snazzy old Transport Command paintscheme and gone for all over grey. The Tornado is also a good looker, and the Hawker Hunter...
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