I would almost nominate the A-5 Vigilante, but overall it probably wasn't a bad aircraft. It did have an unusual method for delivering payloads, which never really panned out as a reliable system. So instead, I nominate the "stores train" of said aircraft.
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The single nuclear weapon, commonly the Mk 28 bomb, was attached to two disposable fuel tanks in the cylindrical bay in an assembly known as the "stores train". The idea was for the fuel tanks to be emptied during flight to the target and then jettisoned as part of the bomb by an explosive drogue gun. In practice the system was never reliable and no live weapons were ever carried in the linear bomb bay. In the RA-5C configuration, the bay was used solely for fuel. On three occasions the shock of the catapult launch caused the fuel cans to eject onto the deck resulting in one aircraft loss.
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"Cleanup on aisle 2, please."
