Brewster F2A Buffalo
by: RLindsey
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The Brewster F2A was the first all-metal monoplane used by the United States Navy. Considered an advanced design in 1939, by the American entry into World War II, the Buffalo was outclassed by Japanese planes. However, Finland used the Brewster Buffalo effectively against the Soviet Union until the end of the war.
Length: 26 feet 4 inches
Wingspan: 35 feet
Speed: 300 mph
Ceiling: 30,500 feet
Range: 950 miles
Engines: 1 Wright Cyclone R-1620 radial, 1,100 hp
Crew: 1
Armament: 4x .50 caliber machine guns
Brewster Buffalo. Royal Air Force Fighter. Series C, Number Forty-Four. Among the first American fighting planes used by the R.A.F. was this Brewster “Buffalo”. A fast-handling fighter with a terrific rate of climb, the “Buffalo” has made a good record in action. Carrying six machine guns this ship does 330 m.p.h. A 1500 h.p. Wright Cyclone furnishes the power. Many of these ships are being used to combat Nazi raiders. <em>Co-operation of Flying and Popular Aviation</em> This is one of a series of fifty pictures of Modern Airplanes packed with WINGS Cigarettes
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