Worst aircraft of WW2? (Continued)

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Originally Posted by starling

sorry guv,i was comparing the b17 against the b24.wrong thread me thinks.i just imagine the ball turret gunner being stuck in his turret,with the landing gear shot up,yuck.i wonder how many runways had red streaks up the middle.yours,starling.

First of all the B-17 is far from the worst aircraft of WW2.

Also why would you choose a B-24 over a B-17?

[Marcel]

Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet

Also why would you choose a B-24 over a B-17?

It's better looking?........

[FLYBOYJ]

24 is a higher number than 17...

[kool kitty89]

[parsifal]

who thinks the B-17 is the worst a/c of wwii???? you have got to be kidding me!!!!!

[wad_ster]

The B-17 was not one of the worst Aircraft of WW2 The only things bad with it is the Bomb load wasn't that good and their was too many poeple in it

[Elvis]

Originally Posted by starling

...comparing the b17 against the b24...i just imagine the ball turret gunner being stuck in his turret,with the landing gear shot up,yuck.

You know, that was one of the vigenettes in the very first episode of the old TV Show "Amazing Stories".
Guy's a ball turret gunner in a 17 during WWII, but before the war, he wanted to be a cartoonist.
He found out that if he believed in the pictures he drew, hard enough, they'd actually come to life.
Anyway, his turret gets stuck after the plane takes some schrapnel and it also damages the landing gear. So much so, that it won't come down.
One of the crew tells him to draw the airplane and then draw big tires under it and see if he can make them appear.
Long story, short, big fat cartoon wheels come out and saves the plane and crew from crash landing.
I believe Kiefer Sutherland played the pilot of that plane.
Great show. Too bad its still not on.

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KK89,

Exactly my point.






Elvis

[Kruska]

Hello Elvis,

Hmmmm….. could explain why the Allies won the war, let me check with my “contact” in Roosevelt’s former super secret organization.

Worst a/c?

from what I read it could have been the Me210? Didn’t proof to be reliable, flyable and wasted precious recourses in all fields. Maybe even contributed mainly to the hindrance of developing a/c such as a Ta154 or Ta152 in time?

Regards
Kruska


Regards
Kruska

[buzzard]

Naw, the B-17 wasn't the worst...the Spitfire was, or maybe the Mustang...or was it the FW-190? Anyway, it wasn't the B-17.

[Elvis]

Kruska,

LOL!
Yeah, its the little things that you never hear about.





Elvis

[Sonofsheep]

i completely understand when you say blackburn, but if you really think about it the blackburn could fly. the breda could only fly in a single direction. im sorry fellas but the blackburn atleast was airworthy

[i-kil-you]

What would you say is the worst aircraft of ww2 is

[kool kitty89]

They through that discussion and it was only with the sand filters that the Bs.88 was totally useless, but either way it was still pretty bad.

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Originally Posted by i-kil-you

What would you say is the worst aircraft of ww2 is

That is the title of the thread. You don't have to repeat the title. That is called spamming.

[Njaco]

the breda could only fly in a single direction.

You're right! Why didn't they put a reverse in it like all the others?


Kruska, I'm with you on the 210. Even the first flight, the pilot deemed it a death trap. At least until they lengthened the fuselage and change the tail alittle. Always wondered if it was a sick Luftwaffe joke sending them to Bulgaria.