Brewster F2A Buffalo Aces of World War 2Although designed and built for the US Navy, the F2A fought in only one major US engagement, the battle of Midway, in which F2A pilots managed to shoot down a number of Japanese fighters. Soon replaced by the navy, the F2A was exported to Britain, where it was nicknamed the 'Buffalo' thanks to its stubby appearance. The British sent most of these fighters to the Far East where they were used in the defence of Singapore and Malaya. It was in the Winter War, however, that the F2A truly found a home. Calling the plane simply the Brewster, the Finnish flew it against the invading Russians. Overall 37 Finns achieved ace status flying the Brewster, and it was the Finnish fighter of choice until succeeded by the Bf 109 in 1943. |
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BREWSTERS OVER KARELIA | 10 |
FINNISH STALEMATE | 21 |
OVER THE GULF OF FINLAND | 28 |
MALAYAN CAMPAIGN | 42 |
DEFENDERS OF BURMA | 68 |
FINALE OVER LAND AND SEA | 78 |
APPENDICES | 85 |
COLOUR PLATES COMMENTARY | 91 |
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1Lt Hans Wind 1st Flight aerial aeroplane Air Force airfield altitude attacked Bargh battle Bingham-Wallis bombers Brewster Model 239 Brewster victories Buffalo pilots Burma burst Capt Jorma Karhunen claimed combat report Continuation War crashed damaged December dived dogfight eight engaged engine fighter escorts Finnish Air Force fire five flew flight leader flown by Sgt Flt Lt flying formation four future ace Geoff Fisken Gulf of Finland Hans Wind Hurricanes Ilmari Juutilainen intercepted JAAF January Japanese Jorma Karhunen June Kallang Karelian Katajainen kills LaGG-3s LeLv 24 Luukkanen machine Malaya Mannerheim Cross metres Mingaladon MSgt Navy Nissinen Ohukainen patrol Pekka Kokko probably destroyed raid Rangoon reconnaissance mission RNZAF Russian SA-kuva scored scrambled Seiskari shot Singapore sorties Sovelius Soviet aircraft Soviet fighters Spitfires Sqn Ldr Sqn RAAF Sqn's squadron SSgt strafing Suulajärvi tail target Teromaa Tiiksjärvi unit Vanderfield wing Winter War Wipiti Zero-sen