Flying Failures: These 5 Fighter Aircraft Should Have Died on the Drawing Board

September 25, 2021 Topic: Aircraft Region: National Security Blog Brand: The Reboot Tags: AviationFighter JetsCentury SeriesWorld War IIMiG-23

Flying Failures: These 5 Fighter Aircraft Should Have Died on the Drawing Board

These five fighters probably should not have made it into service.

Dishonorable Mention: General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark, McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, Messerschmidt Bf 110, Bolton-Paul Defiant, Fairey Fulmar, Sukhoi Su-7 Fitter.

Robert Farley is an assistant professor at the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce. His work includes military doctrine, national security, and maritime affairs.He blogs at Lawyers, Guns and Money and Information Dissemination and The Diplomat. Follow him on Twitter:@drfarls.

This article first appeared in 2014.

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