Favorite "Back-water bomber"?

[Oreo]

Here I'm going to post a poll of quite a few different bombers that were often used in the lonely, desolate parts of the world during the war (though sometimes some of them may have fought on major fronts as well). These are mostly planes we don't talk much about, ones you're not super likely to see 3-foot prints of hanging on peoples' walls, but aircraft which still managed to do their part for the war effort. Vote your favorite, for whatever reason-- not necessarily best, unless you think so.



I know there are other planes I could include in this list, but just go with the ones I've put.

[evangilder]

Well, I don't see any that you have put...

[ccheese]

Where's the poll, Oreo ???? Did you forget it ??

Charles

[Oreo]

Come on ya guys, you know it always takes a while for me to try to get them all written down!

[Oreo]

I voted for the Baltimore because of its performance and armament.

[evangilder]

Don't mind me, I'm just bustin your balls.

[Juha]

Maybe I'll vote later, but I like
Martin Baltimore, because of its specs
Bristol Blenheim. because "Pelti-Heikki" was the main bomber type of the FAF during the war years
Vickers Wellesley, I don't know why but I have a soft spot for that original looking bomber which could carry bigger load much farther away than one would think
Mitsubishi Ki-51, Japanese Sturmovik

Juha

[Thorlifter]

I'll go with the Blenheim. Versatile as hell, it offered the British a good plane in the very early stages of the war. When it was introduced in 1935, it was faster than any plane in the British arsonal.

[Wildcat]

Vultee Vengeance!! For an aircraft that performed so well over the jungles of New Guinea and Burma with precision attacks in direct support of allied troops, it always amazes me that it remains so obscure. It did its job with no glamour or glory and it did it well.

[Juha]

Wildcat
What a surprise choice! I agree that it did well.

Juha

[renrich]

TBD did yeoman duty both as torpedo and horizontal bomber in early raids on islands and at Coral Sea. The sacrifises of the Devastators at Midway allowed the SBDs to do their job.

[parsifal]

For me it would need to be the Beafort. RAAF used it to good effect over the SWPA, at Bismarck sea. The RAF made life virtually impossible for the Kreigsmarine units at Brest, that effectively prevented Rheinebung from being implemented in full ( Scharnhorst and Gneisenau to sortie and link up with Bismarck, to form a squadron able to tackle nearly anything the Brits could throw at them). All of this prevented by the heroic and tireless efforts of one aircraft

[kool kitty89]

I'll go with the Blenheim. Versatile as hell, it offered the British a good plane in the very early stages of the war. When it was introduced in 1935, it was faster than any plane in the British arsonal.

The Blenheim first flew in early 1935, the Hurricane prototype flew later that year. Both entered service in 1937.

[Graeme]

I'll go with the Blenheim. When it was introduced in 1935, it was faster than any plane in the British arsonal.

The Blenheim first flew in early 1935

Out of curiosity, what do you guys consider to be a Blenheim? Top photo, bottom photo or both?...

[kool kitty89]

Ok, the Bristo Type 142 (civil a/c) flew in April of '35, I'm not sure when the 142M first flew.

My point was that the Hurricane's flight was very close to the same time (if not before the 142M) and they were introduced in '37, only a few months apart. (deliveries of Blenheims starting in March and Hurricanes in October)