OK Guys, from what I’ve been reading, I think it’s time someone start this. My personal favorite is the Wellington. Not given alot of attention like the Lanc. but from what I’ve read, a very capable machine. Besides, I like the look of it.[:)] A few years ago, I had a chance meet with a gentleman who was a crew member of a Wellington. He was surprised that I even knew what one was. We weren’t able to talk long, but I could tell he was very proud of those birds.
Mosquito. The wooden wonder was fast and was adapted for many things. As a low altitude bomber, it was hard to catch.
Vulcan
hi guys[:)]
the lancaster would be my choice, although honourable mention to the wellington is needed as this is one of the first 1/72 kits i remember seeing way back when (old matchbox i recall)…
regards,
nick
I’m with DJ- the Vulcan is my favorite British bomber.
But if you’re talking WWII, I like the Lancaster.
They were all great .
Victor, Vulcan, TSR2, Canberra, Bucc, Tornado, Shackleton, Mosquito, Halifax, Stirling and Wellington.
The Mosquito is the top of my list but I still remember the high rate of climb Vulcan take off. Your chest was still vibrating long after it had gone from sight - vertically!
Dont want to disappoint you Lanc people in here but for WW2 i would have to go with the Mosquito. Now for the modern it would without a doubt have to be the Vulcan.
I like the looks of the Hampden, even though it was not a very good bomber.
With props it’s the Halifax, jet is the Vulcan. I do like all the other WW2 kites though but am not up to speed on their post war productions.
Canberra and Vulcan get joint first
Valliant and Victor get joint second
TSR2 third
my faves are the Vulcan, the sight of five of them doing a stream takeoff will always stay in my memory (so will the noise - i was stood at the side of the runway about 50 feet away from the wingtips halfway own the takeoff run doing FOD patrol ). TSR2 (for what might have been) and the Canberra (my grandad used to make them and i have worked on two of them that came down the line where he worked) BTW he also worked on the TSR2. for WW2 it has to be the Lanc. Greg
I am biased towards the Halifax VII because that is what my dad flew. Pilots who flew the later Halifax marks had only good things to say about them.
Bias aside, the Mossie is hard to beat.
Bruce
Well here is my 2/- worth.
Where do you start? DH4? from WW1 or may be the HP100/400s?
Inter wars the Virginia or the Fighter/Bombers that patroled the rather more inaccessable parts of India? When the pilots carried Goolie Chits?
Or the Hampden, Wellington or Blenhiem that carried the load in the begining of WW2?
Even the TSR1 might get a gurnsey. It was the direct cause of the attack on Pearl Harbour!
During the latterdays of the second world war the Lancaster reigned supriem as the greatest heavy of all time! Stick that up your B17s (You can take a Flying Fortresss to 40 thousand feet. But it only drops a teeny weeeny bomb! Singing where oh where shall we drop it. Cause we’ve only got a teeny weeny bomb!).
while the Mossie was the best alrounder.
In the Pacific the honour would go to the Beaufort/Beaufighter, although if the Woomera had gone into production that may have been a different story.
Post war the Lincoln, the three Vs, Canberra and the Might Have Been TSR2 all make great claims.
However having said all this I would give my final vote for the…Lancaster! Versitile,adaptableand the basic airfraim lived on in many other aircraft…Lancastrian, York, Lincoln,Long and short nose, and the Shackelton.
Now having set Anglo/US relationships back about 50 years I will take my soap box and get the washing in!
Dai
Lancaster my fav definately,but the Mosquito is way up there.
Jeff
Beaufighter. I just love the way it looks and hells bells low level must have been a great sight. I must admit that I was torn between that and the Mosquito.
Just my 2 cents worth.
My father was in the RAF in the early 50’s. He once saw a Canberra bounce its way down the runway on a very bad landing. I remember him telling me this when I was very young. Since then I have taken a liking to the Canberra, may not have been as glamorous as the Vulcan but you can’t argue with a plane that was in frontline service for 40 years. That’s my choice. For props I’m with Salbando the Beaufighter was just a low level monster. JOHN
I always loved the Landcasters… Especially the Dam Busters
For me, the Mosquito. It did it all; recon., air-ground/air-sea attack, bombing. Besides, there aren’t too many others with the graceful lines and speed of the Mosquito! Gotta love those twin Merlins! 
Always the Halifax, for no other reason than that I just like the look. Either the Merlin or Hercules powered, I like them both.
I would have to agree with the lanc being best if only from a historical standpoint, that being said for looks Beaufighter (Case closed!) the Hampden nice looking but some what of a flop.
And the best looking bomber of all (even know it didnt see production) the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-4 Woomera, what a plane!
Err does that count being an Australian design???
Who cares? I dont!