![]() ![]() The Finns were the most successful with their Buffalos, flying them in combat against early Soviet fighters with excellent results. Several nations, including Finland, Belgium, Britain and the Netherlands, ordered the Buffalo. Although superior to the Grumman F3F biplane it replaced, and the early F4Fs, the Buffalo was largely obsolete when the United States entered the war, being unstable and overweight, especially when compared to the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero. The Buffalo won a competition against the Grumman F4F Wildcat in 1939 to become the U.S. monoplanes with an arrestor hook and other modifications for aircraft carriers. Designed and built by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation, it was one of the first U.S. The Brewster F2A Buffalo is an American fighter aircraft which saw service early in World War II. ![]() Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force ![]()
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