The distinction is carefully limited to aircraft that actually served aboard carriers. Within that category, the Blackburn Blackburn is nominated rather than declared the least attractive aircraft ever built. Stranger interwar forms overall include Soviet fighters such as the Polikarpov I-15 and I-16, as well as French designs. The qualification shows why a comparison set needs clear boundaries before anyone makes a sweeping judgment about naval aviation.
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The Blackburn and the competition for ugliest aircraft
The Blackburn is nominated as the ugliest aircraft to serve aboard a carrier, while unusual Soviet and French designs remain contenders for the broader honor.