 | What was the worst Aircraft of WWII?| Old Threads Discuss What was the worst Aircraft of WWII? in the Old Stuff forums; I have to agree with Lanc on the worst aircraft being the Blackburn B-25 Roc...although the P-26 '... |
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05-04-2004, 02:37 PM
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Country:  | I have to agree with Lanc on the worst aircraft being the Blackburn B-25 Roc...although the P-26 'Peashooter' for me comes in second.
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05-04-2004, 04:17 PM
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| They were both pretty crummy planes. Did the P-26 see any action? I know a few were still in service but I don't remember if they ever got into combat.
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05-05-2004, 07:15 AM
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Country: | They fought with the Chinese airforce in 1937, and with the Philippines air force against the Japanese in December 1941 but apparently they got shot down after a few days. I can't find the exact date but apparently it was one of the first, if not the first American stressed skin monoplane to see combat.
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05-05-2004, 09:48 AM
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| If they saw any service during the war, the Phillipines was probably the place so that makes sense to me.
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05-05-2004, 11:04 AM
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Country: | Yes, I've read in many places the Phillipines air force used it, along with the Chinese. I've never read the squadrons or groups they were assigned to in these countries.
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05-05-2004, 12:15 PM
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| I would hate to have to fly against Zero's in a peashooter.
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05-05-2004, 12:32 PM
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Country: | Same here, the Guatamalien (Spelling?) air force flew 'peashooters' up until 1957.
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05-05-2004, 01:16 PM
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Country: | poor them, and thanks for agreeing with me on the Roc, i know how hard it must have been for you  ............
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05-05-2004, 01:58 PM
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Country: | Why would it be hard to agree? I saw it, read the stats and I was swayed very, very quickly.
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05-05-2004, 02:04 PM
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Country: | oh, it's just that normally people don't agree with me easily, especailly on the lancaster issue................
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05-05-2004, 02:15 PM
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Country: | The Lancaster was a good bomber, a very good bomber. It saved many lives and surpassed all British heavy bombers but the B-29 was better even if it was a lot later.
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05-05-2004, 03:21 PM
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Country: | that's just it though, the lanc was designed in the early part of the war, i realise the B-29 was to, but the designed was upgraded throught the war, the lancs wasn't, it's technology was, but not the disign............
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05-05-2004, 03:39 PM
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Country: | Yes, but the B-29s to see service were better than the Lancaster.
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05-06-2004, 03:13 PM
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Country:  | the manchester was the worst plane ever 
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05-06-2004, 03:17 PM
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| The Manchester was not a great plane, but it was probably better than any other British bomber in service at the time except for the Wimpy and the Machester had several advantages over the Wimpy. And don't forget that the Lancaster was little more than a Manchester with 4 Merlins instead of 2 Vultures.
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