Brewster Buffalo

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The Brewster Buffalo was an American World War II-era single-seat fighter aircraft that saw early combat service with several Allied air forces, including in the Pacific and Southeast Asia, but gained a reputation for poor performance against more advanced enemy fighters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fighter aircraft
monoplane
single-seat aircraft
aircraftConfiguration low-wing monoplane
aircraftType single-engine aircraft
airframeMaterial metal construction
armamentType machine guns
countryOfOrigin United States
crew 1
designedFor United States Navy fighter requirement
enteredServiceWith United States Navy
hasAlternativeName Brewster F2A Buffalo
linked to: Brewster Buffalo
hasNATOOrServiceDesignation F2A
linked to: F.E.2a
historicalAssessment generally regarded as inferior to contemporary enemy fighters
noted for heavy losses in early Pacific campaigns
landingGearType retractable landing gear
manufacturer Brewster Aeronautical Corporation
notableFor poor reputation in combat against more advanced fighters
operatedFrom aircraft carriers
land bases
powerplantType radial engine
primaryEraOfUse early World War II
reputation obsolescent by mid-World War II
poor maneuverability at high altitude
underpowered
role carrier-based fighter
land-based fighter
sawCombatAgainst Imperial Japanese Army Air Force aircraft
Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft
sawCombatInRegion Pacific theater
Southeast Asia
serviceEntry 1939
usedBy Dutch East Indies Air Force
Finnish Air Force
Royal Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
Royal New Zealand Air Force
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
usedEffectivelyBy Finnish Air Force
usedInConflict World War II
usedInRole air defense
fighter interception
wingType cantilever wing
withdrawnFromFrontlineService early in World War II by US forces

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Brewster Buffalo hasAlternativeName Brewster F2A Buffalo
linked to: Brewster Buffalo
VL Humu basedOn Brewster F2A Buffalo
linked to: Brewster Buffalo
VL Humu developedFrom Brewster B-239 (Finnish export version of Buffalo)
linked to: Brewster Buffalo