All about the Brewster F2A Buffalo fighter of World War II, which fared so poorly against the Japanese in the Pacific but was a star in the hands of Finnish pilots flying against the Russian air force in the 'Continuation War', 1941-1944

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ANNALS OF THE BREWSTER BUFFALO

Assembling Buffaloes in Signapore

There's a gorgeous series of photos at Warbird Information Exchange, lifted from the Life magazine archives. (Get them before they're taken down!) The archives show not only the images that were published, but the outtakes as well. Above, a crew of Malay or Chinese mechanics assemble a Buffalo under the eye of an RAF supervisor.

Midway Buffalo

Maritime archaeologist investigates the landing gear of a Brewster F2A-3 Buffalo at Midway Atoll. The plane was crashed in February 1942 by Lt. Charles Somers in a squall. It lay in ten feet of water for more than seventy years before being spotted by divers last June, possibly uncovered by the recent tsunami.) More photos at Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument website. Blue skies! -- Dan Ford

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