Worst aircraft of WW2? - Aircraft of World War II

cheddar cheese · 01-25-2005, 01:41 PM

Continued from old topic (Now in the archive thread)

Lets get it going again. I say Blackburn B-25 Roc.

mosquitoman · 01-25-2005, 01:57 PM

Blacburn Botha has to be the worst, it was ugly and underpowered. It was supposed to be a torpedo bomber but it was so bad it never actually dropped one. It ended up being a target tug and trainer, even the trainee pilots thought it was a pile of junk

R Pope · 01-25-2005, 02:15 PM

Breda 88. So underpowered it had to take off from a runway pointing in the direction it was to go, since it couldn't get high enough to dare banking!

the lancaster kicks ass · 01-25-2005, 02:26 PM

fairey battle..............

mosquitoman · 01-25-2005, 02:28 PM

The Battle was ok when it was first built but by the time war came it was next to useless, don't diss the Battle!

the lancaster kicks ass · 01-25-2005, 02:31 PM

the battle was only just worth buying when it was first bought, by 1939 in was no more than target practice for the germans..........

cheddar cheese · 01-25-2005, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R Pope

Breda 88. So underpowered it had to take off from a runway pointing in the direction it was to go, since it couldn't get high enough to dare banking!

The man has a point

You would know from the size of he engines though

Still think the Roc was worse though...

R Pope · 01-25-2005, 09:04 PM

The Battle, and even the Roc, were pretty good AIRPLANES, they just weren't very good WARPLANES. The Breda 88 was just plain lousy, it could barely fly, and Benito's bunch still put it into mass production. The last run of them went directly from the factory to the scrap heap!
As for limited production planes, I still vote for the Curtiss Caravan.

Lightning Guy · 01-26-2005, 12:19 AM

The thing that the Roc has going for it is that it was just built to a bad specification. The whole idea of a turret armed fighter was messed up (though I have to admit the designs produced between the world wars were interesting).

The Battle was obsolete by the start of the war. But then so was the TBD which would certainly have to be in the running.

the lancaster kicks ass · 01-26-2005, 02:24 PM

but atleast it did something during the war, not like the battle...........

Lightning Guy · 01-26-2005, 04:56 PM

What did the TBD do? Serve as fodder for the Zero's so the SBD's could blast the Japanese? Is that a compliment?

redcoat · 01-26-2005, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lightning Guy

What did the TBD do? Serve as fodder for the Zero's so the SBD's could blast the Japanese? Is that a compliment?

Actually the TBD wasn't as bad as it is made out to be. In fact it was better than most torpedo bombers of the era.
It just gets a bad rep due to Midway ,when in fact any torpedo bomber attacking, against the odds they were facing, would have suffered the same fate.

Adolf Galland · 01-26-2005, 07:17 PM

That is true, and if ur talking about the worst aircraft, it should be trainer aircrafts since that basically sucks in everything

mosquitoman · 01-26-2005, 08:16 PM

That's why I think the Botha is the worst, it never even saw combat

Lightning Guy · 01-26-2005, 10:56 PM

It is true that the TBF and Marauder (both of which made torpedo runs at Midway) were both severly mauled.

Claiming that the TBD was one of the best torpedo bombers in the world at the time isn't saying much. What else was in the running? The Stingbag, the Abalcore, the B5N. That's about it.

And the TBD was that bad. Consider that clean it's top speed was a mere 206mph. When carrying a torp it was hard pressed to make 125mph.

01-25-2005, 01:41 PM	#1
cheddar cheese Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WSM, England Posts: 20,387	Worst aircraft of WW2? Continued from old topic (Now in the archive thread) Lets get it going again. I say Blackburn B-25 Roc.

01-25-2005, 01:57 PM	#2
mosquitoman Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Saffron Walden/Sheffield Posts: 2,991	Blacburn Botha has to be the worst, it was ugly and underpowered. It was supposed to be a torpedo bomber but it was so bad it never actually dropped one. It ended up being a target tug and trainer, even the trainee pilots thought it was a pile of junk __________________ When you realise that the light at the end of the tunnel is actually an oncoming train, you know it's time to run for your life

01-25-2005, 02:26 PM	#4
the lancaster kicks ass Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 19,945	fairey battle.............. __________________ "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

01-25-2005, 02:28 PM	#5
mosquitoman Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Saffron Walden/Sheffield Posts: 2,991	The Battle was ok when it was first built but by the time war came it was next to useless, don't diss the Battle! __________________ When you realise that the light at the end of the tunnel is actually an oncoming train, you know it's time to run for your life

01-25-2005, 02:31 PM	#6
the lancaster kicks ass Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 19,945	the battle was only just worth buying when it was first bought, by 1939 in was no more than target practice for the germans.......... __________________ "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

01-25-2005, 02:15 PM	#3
R Pope Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 134	Breda 88. So underpowered it had to take off from a runway pointing in the direction it was to go, since it couldn't get high enough to dare banking!

01-25-2005, 09:04 PM	#8
R Pope Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 134	The Battle, and even the Roc, were pretty good AIRPLANES, they just weren't very good WARPLANES. The Breda 88 was just plain lousy, it could barely fly, and Benito's bunch still put it into mass production. The last run of them went directly from the factory to the scrap heap! As for limited production planes, I still vote for the Curtiss Caravan.

01-26-2005, 12:19 AM	#9
Lightning Guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,512	The thing that the Roc has going for it is that it was just built to a bad specification. The whole idea of a turret armed fighter was messed up (though I have to admit the designs produced between the world wars were interesting). The Battle was obsolete by the start of the war. But then so was the TBD which would certainly have to be in the running. __________________

01-26-2005, 02:24 PM	#10
the lancaster kicks ass Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 19,945	but atleast it did something during the war, not like the battle........... __________________ "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

01-26-2005, 04:56 PM	#11
Lightning Guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,512	What did the TBD do? Serve as fodder for the Zero's so the SBD's could blast the Japanese? Is that a compliment? __________________

01-26-2005, 07:17 PM	#13
Adolf Galland Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 105	That is true, and if ur talking about the worst aircraft, it should be trainer aircrafts since that basically sucks in everything

01-26-2005, 08:16 PM	#14
mosquitoman Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Saffron Walden/Sheffield Posts: 2,991	That's why I think the Botha is the worst, it never even saw combat __________________ When you realise that the light at the end of the tunnel is actually an oncoming train, you know it's time to run for your life

01-26-2005, 10:56 PM	#15
Lightning Guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,512	It is true that the TBF and Marauder (both of which made torpedo runs at Midway) were both severly mauled. Claiming that the TBD was one of the best torpedo bombers in the world at the time isn't saying much. What else was in the running? The Stingbag, the Abalcore, the B5N. That's about it. And the TBD was that bad. Consider that clean it's top speed was a mere 206mph. When carrying a torp it was hard pressed to make 125mph. __________________

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