Warbird Information Exchange

In no order what aircraft do you think are most forgotten in history?

Just a few of my opinions:

F-94 Starfire.
Lockheed Hudson/Harpoon/etc.
P-39 Cobra.
C-133 Cargomaster.
H-37 Mojave.
B-57.
FJ-1 Fury

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Almost all of the U birds have been forgotten, except possibly the U-3. Of course the Navy only had 20 U-11A aircraft total anyway, but from time to time someone will come up to me and ask "That's a U-11, isn't it?". Never expected to hear stories about the U-11 from people who tested, flew, and worked on them!

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Mike

most experimental aircraft prototypes from the advent of flight, to the 1960's that never went to production are most certainly forgotten by many people. i think that's a pretty broad but true statement.

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!

Yeah, like the radical design F-107, one of my favorites!

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Mike

Collings Foundation keeps forgetting about Ol' 927.

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Thats a pretty good list!!!! I dont know as the P-39 should be on it. Yea its not a wildly sought after fighter but the Russians loved it for what it was for. I would take down the P-39 and add the F2H Banshee

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Thats a pretty good list!!!! I dont know as the P-39 should be on it. Yea its not a wildly sought after fighter but the Russians loved it for what it was for. I would take down the P-39 and add the F2H Banshee

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I have to agree with the Banshee and would add the FH1 Phantom. Also, more of a warbug than a warbird, but the Auster AOP's are often over looked.

For the WWII era, other than about a dozen major combat types just about anything Russian.

I bet this is true "geography wise". You go to Russia and I'm sure they remember there own aircraft alot more than they remember ours.

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For the win. I would say ditto, but have been forebidden from using that term here.

B-32
Hawker Typhoon

Brewster Buffalo in Finnish service. Doesn't get a lot of credit or notoriety, but the Finns did a heck of a job that thing.

I also think the Wildcat is easily overlooked in the early Pacific battles. Everyone knows about the SBDs at Midway, etc. but a lot of the Wildcat guys don't get the respect they deserve. Not only did it contribute to the early war effort, but the design was in service all the way through to the end of the war.

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The Douglas A-20 Havoc would no doubt qualify as a forgotton warbird. About 7500 were produced out of four factory sites. About half were given to Russia of which none were ever seen nor heard of again. The balance were divided between the British Commonwealth countries and the USAAF (save a few to France, Holland and Brazil). Only a few ever were purchased from surplus stocks and even fewer exist today and can viewed only as static displays. Hopefully the Genesco A-20H will make it back in the air one day where it can can get the recognition it sadly deserves.