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Photo # 80-G-271041: Brewster F2A-3 in a camouflaged revetment at Ewa, Hawaii, April 1942

Online Library of Selected Images:
-- U.S. NAVY AIRCRAFT -- 1922-1962 DESIGNATION SYSTEM --

Brewster F2A "Buffalo" Fighters --
Ground & Shipboard Views


This page features views of Brewster F2A "Buffalo" fighters on board ship and on the ground.

For more views of F2A aircraft, see:

  • Brewster F2A "Buffalo" Fighters.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    Photo #: 80-G-65566

    Brewster F2A-3 fighter


    Photographed on the ground, circa 1941.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 64KB; 740 x 600 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-271041

    Brewster F2A-3 "Buffalo" fighter
    ,
    probably from Marine Fighting Squadron 212 (VMF-212)

    Receives maintenance in a camouflaged revetment at Marine Corps Air Station, Ewa, Hawaii, 25 April 1942.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 189KB; 740 x 600 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-271047

    Brewster F2A-3 "Buffalo" fighter


    In a camouflaged revetment at Marine Corps Air Station, Ewa, Hawaii, 25 April 1942.
    Note markings on the fuselage side: "2-MF-13", indicating assignment to Marine Fighting Squadron 212 (VMF-212).

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 139KB; 740 x 595 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-271049

    Brewster F2A-3 "Buffalo" fighter
    ,
    probably from Marine Fighting Squadron 212 (VMF-212)

    Being fueled by ground crewmen in a camouflaged revetment at Marine Corps Air Station, Ewa, Hawaii, 1 May 1942.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 170KB; 740 x 600 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-271050

    Brewster F2A-3 "Buffalo" fighter
    ,
    probably from Marine Fighting Squadron 212 (VMF-212)

    In a camouflaged revetment at Marine Corps Air Station, Ewa, Hawaii, 1 May 1942. The plane is hitched to a towing tractor.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 146KB; 740 x 600 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-12905

    Brewster F2A-3 "Buffalo" fighter


    Rests in the flight deck gallery walkway after suffering landing gear failure while landing on board USS Long Island (AVG-1), off Palmyra Island, 25 July 1942.
    This plane is from Marine Fighting Squadron 211 (VMF-211), the last Navy or Marine Corps unit to operate the F2A in a front-line capacity.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 88KB; 740 x 590 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-12906

    Brewster F2A-3 "Buffalo" fighter
    ,
    of Marine Fighting Squadron 211 (VMF-211)

    Rests in the flight deck gallery netting after suffering landing gear failure while landing on board USS Long Island (AVG-1) off Palmyra Island, 25 July 1942.
    Note marking "MF-5" on the plane's fuselage and very weathered paint.
    The carrier's SC radar antenna is visible atop her stub mast at right.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 92KB; 740 x 600 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     

    For more views of F2A aircraft, see:

  • Brewster F2A "Buffalo" Fighters.


    NOTES:

  • To the best of our knowledge, the pictures referenced here are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose.

  • Some images linked from this page may bear obsolete credit lines citing the organization name: "Naval Historical Center". Effective 1 December 2008 the name should be cited as: "Naval History and Heritage Command".


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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