[Misc] What is your favourite aircraft

[AmexRuislip]

Sorry you have lost me..

Douglas Bader joke possibly

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Douglas Bader joke possibly

An arrogant and opinionated son of a ***** allegedly.

A bloody brave one though.

 

[perseus]

Ah yes a good old jack of all trades Douglas DC3, or Dakota as the military versions were called. Saw countless years service for many airlines and air forces around the world.

I think the oldest aircraft l have ever flown on was the Bristol Britannia, an ex BOAC machine that had been sold on to the charter outfit Monarch. The flight would have been in the early 1970's..

Have you ever flown in a Dakota? Ghastly, it put me off flying.

 

[Brian Parsons]

Have you ever flown in a Dakota? Ghastly, it put me off flying.

Try flying in the tail boom of a Beverly. Taxiing out for take off it used to bump and twist making you feel sea- sick then when you were flying it was so ungainly you felt air- sick.

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[Mortdecai]

 

[Mortdecai]

 

[-gully-]

 

[Frutos]

Vulcan

Still this.

 

[Frankie]

The gorgeous D havilland Vampire

 

[m20gull]

Tough question. Snap answer is the Vulcan but the SR71 is a contender as are the Phantom and Lightning. Nothing brings a misty eye like a Spitfire. And then for aerobatics there is that crazy vectored Mig.

OK, if I have to choose one I stick with my first choice. Nothing looks like it or sounds like it. Vulcan it is.

Still a Vulcan

 

[Albion my Albion]

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Manchester to Isle of Man and similar in NZ on/off just decent.

 

[Gabbafella]

So many to choose from.
A-10, F4, SR-71, Tornado, Mig-29, F-14, Concorde, Vulcan, Vampire, Typhoon, Rafale, Mirage, Gripen, F-117, Su-57.

If I really had to pick a favourite it would probably be the A-10, just for the bbrrrrrrrr!!

 

[Frutos]

Just want to throw this beauty into the mix too, sadly I never got to see it for real:

 

[Mackenzie]

My grandad was an RAF engineer at Scampton in Lincolnshire during the second word war, so I have a lot of affection for the Lancasters, Wellingtons and Halifax bombers of that era...but my favourite is the Bristol Beaufighter, cool looking and versatile and often found in the great Commando comic book.

 

[Comrade Sam]

 

[Comrade Sam]

My grandad was an RAF engineer at Scampton in Lincolnshire during the second word war, so I have a lot of affection for the Lancasters, Wellingtons and Halifax bombers of that era...but my favourite is the Bristol Beaufighter, cool looking and versatile and often found in the great Commando comic book.

My grandfather was RAF ground crew during the 2nd World War. He would load the bombs that destroyed Dresden etc. For which he felt eternal shame and haunted his sleep till his death. Whilst on the bombers return his job was to remove the tail gunner. Apparently they very rarely survived and the easiest way to remove their body was from the inside with a high powered hose. He wasn't keen on that either.

 

[Paskman]

My grandad was an RAF engineer at Scampton in Lincolnshire during the second word war, so I have a lot of affection for the Lancasters, Wellingtons and Halifax bombers of that era...but my favourite is the Bristol Beaufighter, cool looking and versatile and often found in the great Commando comic book.

My grandad came down behind Japanese lines in Burma whilst in a Beaufighter. He and his pilot walked through the Japanese lines to get back to Imphal

 

[Mackenzie]

My grandfather was RAF ground crew during the 2nd World War. He would load the bombs that destroyed Dresden etc. For which he felt eternal shame and haunted his sleep till his death. Whilst on the bombers return his job was to remove the tail gunner. Apparently they very rarely survived and the easiest way to remove their body was from the inside with a high powered hose. He wasn't keen on that either.

It was a grim old job, he lost many many friends during the war.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

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Horrible dirty aircraft to work on. Been there done it!