Although the maligned Brewster Buffalo’s performances did not place it at the front of the pack, it was nevertheless a robust and capable aircraft whose poor reputation is undeserved. The Finns proved the aircraft was a fighter to be respected, with 36 Finnish pilots becoming aces on the Buffalo. These profiles were created for the…Continue reading The Brewster Buffalo
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Work in progress: Brewster F2A-2 Buffalo
I’m currently working on the Brewster Buffalo, and starting with the best variant: the F2A-2. Reading about the Buffalo and gathering documentation has been quite interesting. The Buffalo is generally considered as a failed design, but it actually was quite a decent fighter, as the Finns amply proved ! Its bad reputation seems to owe…Continue reading Work in progress: Brewster F2A-2 Buffalo