Ugliest Bomber of WWII

[DivePac88]

This Russian flying fortress 'takes the cake' I think. [:D]

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: DivePac88

This Russian flying fortress 'takes the cake' I think. [:D]

What the heck is this thing??? [X(]

EDIT: Ah, the K-7 Bomber... i wonder what K-1 through K-6 looked like, since they've obviously achieved perfection here... [:D]

[rtrapasso]

i like this view of it, although now i am pretty sure the whole thing is a spoof:

[DivePac88]

Here is one in action with a Nazi saucer. [;)]

[rtrapasso]

Well, there is a K-7 bomber/transport entry in Wikipedia... if you can believe it - only one built, and it crashed... so the photo above is an exercise in creative computer graphics... here is supposed to be a real picture, though:



EDIT: Not visible here is a 7th "pusher" engine on the trailing wing (although some sources say there were 2 additional engines)... i kinda like the idea of a 7-engined plane... the prototype supposedly crashed after structural failure of one of the tail booms... 2 more prototypes were never completed.

[DivePac88]

Here is the real K-7.

[DivePac88]

And here is a plan.

[Mynok]

You do have to admire the triple 16" turret on that fake beast though! [:'(]

[DuckofTindalos]

ORIGINAL: timtom

Honourable mention to the Blen IV (Bolingbroke this one, but hey...).

...but dang the B-10 hit must'a hit every branch falling out of the ugly tree.

Compared to some, the Blenheim was a beautiful airplane...

[Dili]

Bombers were not designed or built to be pretty, or win awards, they were built do a job, don't care how ugly it was, if it got you to the target, let you hit the target and then get you back home, you didn't care how ugly it was

I don't remind any real* ugly plane that was successful.

*that a large majority says so.

[Nikademus]

Being built ugly can help spoil the aim of AA gunners. [:D]

[R8J]

I disagree. She's cute.

[pasternakski]

ORIGINAL: R8J

I disagree. She's cute.

Well, I guess, in sort of a big-boned, hammer-swingin', Stalinist-era worker kinda way.

Do Svidaniya, big boy!

[Anthropoid]

Beauty is in the eye of the bombholder?

[AW1Steve]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

ORIGINAL: timtom

Honourable mention to the Blen IV (Bolingbroke this one, but hey...).

...but dang the B-10 hit must'a hit every branch falling out of the ugly tree.

Compared to some, the Blenheim was a beautiful airplane...

Except for the deformed nose greenhouse, I'd say that it has very pleasant lines. [:)]

[Jim D Burns]

ORIGINAL: Mynok
You do have to admire the triple 16" turret on that fake beast though! [:'(]

Now let's not go changing history here Mynok, [:-] that's two x triple 16" turrets, not just one. Note the undercarriage area. [;)][:D][:D]

Jim

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: Jim D Burns

ORIGINAL: Mynok
You do have to admire the triple 16" turret on that fake beast though! [:'(]

Now let's not go changing history here Mynok, [:-] that's two x triple 16" turrets, not just one. Note the undercarriage area. [;)][:D][:D]

Jim

They could fire them when making a landing on a short runway... of course this was a bit rough on the people at the airbase, not to mention the folks in the "greenhouse" cockpit area right in front of the guns... [X(] [:'(]

[Kingfisher]

Impressive, but unfortunately it does not belong in this thread as this is no bomber. Note the wing-mounted 76mm guns. Clearly, this was built with dog fighting in mind.

[Nikademus]

ORIGINAL: DivePac88

Here is one in action with a Nazi saucer. [;)]

dum dum dum dum dum dum dum FLASH!!!!!! AAAAAAHHHHHHH....KING OF THE IMPOSSIBLE (guitar solo)

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: DivePac88

And here is a plan.

Sweet Jesus! [X(][X(][X(]


Leo "Apollo11"