 | What was the worst Aircraft of WWII?| Old Threads Discuss What was the worst Aircraft of WWII? in the Old Stuff forums; I still don't think the Devestator is in the running for worst plane, ok, it had a bad run ... |
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05-07-2004, 03:18 PM
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Country:  | I still don't think the Devestator is in the running for worst plane, ok, it had a bad run at Midway but it wasn't too bad in other battles and operations. At least it did its job sometimes.
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05-07-2004, 04:43 PM
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| The only other action it saw was Coral Sea and the early carrier raids. The Roc didn't see that much action. And I may be mistaken but I believe the Defiant destroyed 17 109s for no loss in one of its first engagements. Are we to claim that it was a decent fighter because of one success? So why claim the Devestator to be anything but a death trap because it had a decent showing at Coral Sea?
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05-07-2004, 10:44 PM
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Country: | Why claim it was poor because it had one bad run?
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05-08-2004, 12:23 AM
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| Because it was completely devestated. And it's not as if it was a fine plane after Midway, it was completely withdrawn from service because it was a terrible plane.
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05-08-2004, 04:44 AM
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Country:  | The Deastator and the Buffalo were pretty much on a par as was the Skua / Roc.
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05-08-2004, 12:40 PM
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Country: | The Hurricane was basically withdrawn from frontline fighter duties by 1944, is that a poor plane? The Roc was a lot worse than the Devestator, I'm not saying the Devestator was a good plane but it wasn't the worst.
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05-08-2004, 12:58 PM
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Country: | and i think i'm right in saying the battle was worse than the Roc???
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05-08-2004, 01:32 PM
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#428 | | Hairy one of Old Judea
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Country: | Battle -- Roc, pretty much of a muchness, I'd have thought!
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05-08-2004, 01:36 PM
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#429 | | Master of Ewes
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but atlest the Roc had more then two guns, they were just in the wrong place.........
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05-08-2004, 05:08 PM
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| The Hurrican served it's purpose winning the BoB. The Devestator never won anything. The Roc was not so much of a bad plane as it was a bad idea. The RAF specification doomed the plane before Blackburn even began to design it. And the Buffallo wasn't so bad in Finnish hands.
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05-08-2004, 10:57 PM
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Country: | It was a bad idea, that created a crap plane.
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05-08-2004, 11:10 PM
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| I would agree with that. The British quickly realized it was a terrible plan and pulled Roc from service. The Devestator was obsolete when the war started but was still a key component of the US carrier airgroups.
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05-09-2004, 10:03 AM
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| manchester it was easly the manchester
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05-09-2004, 01:11 PM
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Country: | The Manchester? I think you've missed the title, worst aircraft.
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05-09-2004, 01:44 PM
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Country: | yeah i mean how ban can a plane be if it leads the way for the lancaster...........
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