1st Edition

Brewster Buffalo

By Nico Braas Copyright 2013
48 Pages
by Lanasta

One of the lesser-known fighter aircraft of World War II was the Brewster Buffalo, or, using the U.S. Navy designation system, the F2A. By some historians the Buffalo is regarded as an outright failure, but this is a rating this stubby little fighter did not deserve. This book presents an overview of the development and operational use of the Buffalo with many photos including a number not... Read more
Introduction, Brewster Aeronautical Corporation, The Brewster Buffalo-Early development and test flying, Into U.S. Navy service, The Belgian order, In Finnish service, IN the Netherlands East Indies, R.A.F. Service, RAAF /USAAF use, Survivors, Technical Details, Performance, Illustrations, Credits.

Biography

Nico Braas (1946-2022) was an author of books on aviation, known for, among others, Convair B-58 Hustler (2013), Boeing B-47 stratojet (2015) and Brewster Buffalo (2013).