bomber

Challenge: name an airplane uglier than the Lloyd 40.08 Luftkreuzer bomber. Only a single prototype was built in Austria-Hungary during 1916, but it never flew! Instead, it tipped over on its nose during taxi-tests revealing a centre-of-gravity that was way too high and too far forward. Despite...

Consider the heavy casualties suffered by RAF Bomber Command and the American 8th Air Force. Also consider their limited accuracy. On a good day they could devastate a suburb but rarely hit the factory they were aiming for. WI WALLIES launched V-1 like unmanned cruise missiles from the British...