This page features views of Brewster F2A "Buffalo" fighters on board ship and on the ground.
For more views of F2A aircraft, see:
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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For more views of F2A aircraft, see:
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If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 24 March 2001
Coding updated 6 May 2009