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. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.