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Brewster F2A Buffalo

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AMERICAN COMBAT

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WAR II

Brewster F2A Buffalo

The Brewster Buffalo was the first monoplane fighterto be flown off a carrier. Its performance in the war was poor however,and it was soon turned over to the Marine Corps for land based operations.502 Buffalos were built.