Comments on: Work in progress: Brewster F2A-2 Buffalo https://www.gaetanmarie.com/work-in-progress-brewster-f2a-2-buffalo/ High Quality Digital Aviation Art Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:59:06 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kozlo https://www.gaetanmarie.com/work-in-progress-brewster-f2a-2-buffalo/#comment-172 Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:59:06 +0000 https://gaetanmarie.com/?p=2358#comment-172 The Finns had the most stripped-down version/variant of the Brewster 339. The VMF at Midway that was taken by the Japanese had what was equated to a “scout fighter” with so much extra fuel tankage and gear for naval flying that the original landing gear was warping and rubbing against the fuselage with every landing.

On a different note, I wonder what would’ve happened to Naval Aviation if Brewster was an actual well-oiled company and Grumman didn’t have to step in and fill the gap in fighter supply? Would we have ever got the F6F? At the same time, I don’t know how much more development/refinement could’ve gone into the 339, potentially it could’ve handicapped America even more at the beginning of their entry into the war if all VF were equipped with F2As

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