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I’ve done plenty of Tales about the triumphant aircraft of World War 2 that fought in the skies over Europe, Africa Russia and the Far East. Quite naturally, I guess, not so much is known about the horrible failures. Not all of the aircraft we will look at were quite that bad… many were just misguided ideas, old designs or put into the wrong role!

Vultee P-66 Vanguard. 

The Vanguard with its original cowling design which gave insufficient cooling to the big radial engine.

The Vanguards at Karachi during their ill fated transit to China.

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