History's Most Dangerous Aircraft Models

The Blackburn Roc

The objective of the Blackburn Roc was to act as a shield for more vital planes up in the sky. Four machineguns were fitted underneath the pilot, which made it an optimal death machine. Eventually, the engineers got greedy and kept outfitting the plane with more guns. It became sluggish and inoperable. 

The Blackburn Botha

Nevertheless, Blackburn marched onward with even more aviation designs. The Blackburn Botha was a complete waste of time. It had a dual-engine system with torpedos, which made the aircraft extremely high maintenance. It even needed four pilots to operate!

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.