The Worst 10 British Military Aircraft

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The Worst 10 British Military Aircraft

Post by Hipper » Fri Jun 21, 2019 1:32 pm

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A few Blackburn aircraft are mentioned here, starting with the Beverley, which for some reason was one of my favourite aircraft when I was young.

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Re: The Worst 10 British Military Aircraft

Post by martin_p » Fri Jun 21, 2019 1:34 pm

The worst Blackburn aircraft was that one that flew over the Turf back in ‘91.
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Re: The Worst 10 British Military Aircraft

Post by ElectroClaret » Fri Jun 21, 2019 1:51 pm

martin_p wrote:The worst Blackburn aircraft was that one that flew over the Turf back in ‘91.
Yeah, that deserved a surface-to-air missile big time.
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Re: The Worst 10 British Military Aircraft

Post by Lancasterclaret » Fri Jun 21, 2019 4:02 pm

Fairey Battle on there?

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Re: The Worst 10 British Military Aircraft

Post by box_of_frogs » Sat Jun 22, 2019 6:45 am

Don’t forget the Defiant!

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Re: The Worst 10 British Military Aircraft

Post by Croydon Claret » Sat Jun 22, 2019 3:28 pm

box_of_frogs wrote:Don’t forget the Defiant!
Essentially the same features and flaws as the Blackburn Roc but didn't even get a mention

Author too busy obsessing about Blackburn stuff to do proper research

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Re: The Worst 10 British Military Aircraft

Post by Pstotto » Sat Jun 22, 2019 3:33 pm

I now suspect that the Churchill tank was designed by a Nazi sympathizer with the hope that we would lose the war.

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