One "bad to the bone" looking aircraft.Junkers JU-87
Junkers JU-87
Both out dated before WW2 even began.
C-47 Dakota , the workhorse of the allies. Put boots on the ground during D-Day and Market Garden. Kept the paratroopers fighting in Bastogne while surrounded. Were escorted by the best fighterplanes of the war. Still flying today.
The CAC CA-15. A pity it never made it into service. lmost 2000km range on internal fuel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAC_CA-15
Interesting aeroplane, as stated it does look a lot like the P51 Mustang. Sadly a lot of aircraft with possibilities didn't make it into production, but with the dawning of the jet age, piston engined fighters were a thing of the past
Talking to an ex navigator on the South African Air Force Avro Shackleton's, the 37 Litre Griffon engines had a nasty habit of blowing spark plugs out of the cylinders. However,talking to ex RAF pilots flying Mk18 Spits, they never had this problem.
I met a bloke who was a navigator on Shackletons. He described it as "18,000 rivets flying in close formation".
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