>the Lancaster is a famous WWII bomber.
 Scott:
As long as we're going down that route, the Blohn and Voss BV 141   was the
worlds only asymmetrical aircraft.
http://civilianmilitaryintelligencegroup.com/520/the-strangest-aircraft-ever-built

I had a few seconds video of it in flight, but I can't find it now.
The Germans do know a thing or two about design.
ed- formally of the Amateur Air Circus (Alaskan Air Command)