re: Is the P-51 Mustang the best looking aircraft of all time?

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Man what a beautiful site to see when she is fully loaded!!! Still in service in some smaller countries

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Phantom was badass in its day, especially since it had to be adapted to perform its actual mission(s) from the mission(s) it had originally been designed for, was kind of sad seeing those old birds being sent to a watery grave at the bottom of the GoM

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Godspeed Goose.

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gets a lot of love for a guy that flunked out of pilot training

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Not for everyone beauty wise, but makes a-holes pucker!

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I don't think the a-holes would know when to pucker. Those things are usually in and out before anyone knew they were there.

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Phantom was badass in its day, especially since it had to be adapted to perform its actual mission(s) from the mission(s) it had originally been designed for, was kind of sad seeing those old birds being sent to a watery grave at the bottom of the GoM

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I saw one sent to a watery grave in the eastern med..... by a tomcat

Third generation Itialian fighters from WW2 are sleek and sexy. Will post pic once close to a computer.

The Scooter was cute and lethal

I think a Tornado has a good look:


I also liked this bomber since it looked more like an attack aircraft:


WWII has to be a Mustang, followed closely by a P47 in looks. But I think a P38 would whip that mustang if all things were equal.

Vietnam: I personally HATE the Phantom. I'm going old school here, and I love me some Sky Raider:


Nothing is prettier than this today:


I guess I'm a ground attack guy?

Sea Harriers look big and beefy. That V/STOL, though

Beautiful to me for a different reason...my grandmother worked at the Willow Run factory where they cranked out B-24s during WWII.