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