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The Brewster F2A Buffalo was an American fighter aircraft that saw service early in World War II.
The Brewster F2A Buffalo was designed and built by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation. It was one of the first U.S. monoplanes with an arrestor hook and other modifications for aircraft carriers. The first flight took place on December 2, 1937, and it was introduced in April 1939.
Although superior to the Grumman F3F biplane it replaced, and the early F4Fs, the Buffalo was largely obsolete when the United States entered the war, being unstable and overweight, especially when compared to the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero.
The Brewster F2A-3 Buffalo had the following specifications:
Wingspan: 35 feet.
Length: 26 feet, 4 inches
Powerplant: Wright GR-1820-G205A radial engine of 1,200 hp
Armament: Four .50 caliber machine guns; provision for two 100-pound bombs on underwing racks
Maximum speed: 321 mph (517 km/h, 279 kn)
Cruise speed: 161 mph (259 km/h, 140 kn)
Range: 965 mi (1,553 km, 839 nmi)
Service ceiling: 33,200 ft (10,100 m)
Rate of climb: 2,440 ft/min (12.4 m/s)
Please note that these are the general specifications and actual performance could vary based on different factors such as load, altitude, and weather conditions.
Several nations, including Finland, Belgium, Britain, and the Netherlands, ordered the Buffalo in the past. The Finns were the most successful with their Buffalos, flying them in combat against early Soviet fighters with excellent results.
In December 1941, Buffalos operated by both British Commonwealth (B-339E) and Dutch (B-339C/D) air forces in South East Asia suffered severe losses in combat against the Japanese Navy’s A6M Zero and the Japanese Army’s Nakajima Ki-43 "Oscar".