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Old October 21st 05, 07:14 PM
Marco Leon
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Default Ugliest plane of all time

Wow, that's ugly. Wasn't that on the cover a book about strange planes?

"George Patterson" wrote in message
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My vote goes to the Westland P12. Back in the early stages of WWII, when

the
British were still afraid of invasion, they designed this as a ground

attack
aircraft. They took a Westland Lysander (already not beautiful) and cut

off the
rear fuselage and empennage. They then grafted on a second wing in place

of the
tail, mounted low with vertical stabilizers on the ends. Looked sort of

like the
tail of a B-24 Liberator. Then they mounted a large turret with two cannon

on
top and to the rear of this second wing.

http://www.flatrock.org.nz/topics/fl...olibri.htm#p12

George Patterson
Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you quarrel with your

neighbor.
It makes you shoot at your landlord. And it makes you miss him.




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