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:
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Photo #: 80-G-65566 Brewster F2A-3 fighter Photographed on the ground, circa 1941. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, National Archives collection Online Image: 64KB; 740 x 600 pixels Reproductions may be available through the National Archives. |
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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, National Archives collection Online Image: 189KB; 740 x 600 pixels Reproductions may also be available through the National Archives. |
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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, National Archives collection Online Image: 139KB; 740 x 595 pixels Reproductions may be available through the National Archives. |
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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, National Archives collection Online Image: 170KB; 740 x 600 pixels Reproductions may be available through the National Archives. |
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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, National Archives collection Online Image: 146KB; 740 x 600 pixels Reproductions may also be available through the National Archives. |
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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, National Archives collection Online Image: 88KB; 740 x 590 pixels Reproductions may also be available through the National Archives. |
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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, National Archives collection Online Image: 92KB; 740 x 600 pixels Reproductions may be available through the National Archives. |
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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.