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The Ugliest Plane in the World

This Canadian Vickers Velos airplane is infamous as the ugliest and most worthless plane in the world. Not only does it have the distinction of appearing in Popular Aviation's "Ugly Plane Gallery," but even the Royal Canadian Air Force (who commissioned it as an "Aeroplane for Photographic Surveying" in 1926) called it "most unsuitable for any operation." Only one was ever made, and it flew for part of the year in 1928. More »

6:40 AM on Fri Jan 11 2008
By Annalee Newitz
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Latest by Eac_o_System: The Caproni Ca-60 Transaero would have to be the ugliest plane ever, since it was just a boat with three sets of wings. more »