Brewster F2A Buffalo 1/72 Scale Models

British Model 339E (Mk.I) - This is a model of a fighter that flew against the Japanese invasions of Malaya and Burma in December 1941. The Model 339 Buffalo was a de-navalized export version of the American F2A-2 carrier fighter. They were flown by British, Australian, and New Zealander units against the Japanese invasions of Malaya, Borneo, and Singapore. They were assisted by Dutch units flying Model 339D Buffalos, another export version of the F2A-2. After those places fell, Allied Buffalos flew against the subsequent Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies in early 1942. The Allied Buffalos flying against the Japanese in Southeast Asia faired better than the U.S. Marine Buffalos sent against the Japanese attack on Midway in June, 1942. That's because the Marine planes were F2A-3s, a later production model with self-sealing fuel tanks, additional armor, and a longer nose section. These changes degraded the plane's performance.

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Finnish Model 239 - This is a model of a fighter that participated in the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. The Model 239 Buffalo was a de-navalized export version of the American F2A-1 carrier fighter. They were obtained from the USA in 1940 during the Winter War with the Soviets but did not see action before that conflict ended in March. They did, however, see action during the Continuation War, the name the Finns gave to their renewed conflict with the Soviets which began soon after Hitler invaded the Soviet Union. Finnish Buffalos enjoyed great success, achieving a 26:1 kill ratio against the Soviet air force.

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American Aircraft of World War II, David Mondey

The Battle of the Java Sea, F.C. van Oosten

Bloody Shambles: Comprehensive Account of Air Operations over South-East Asia, December 1941-February 1942; The Drift to War to the Fall of Singapore, Christopher Shores

Bloody Shambles: Comprehensive Account of Air Operations over South-East Asia, February-May 1942; The Defense of Sumatra to the Fall of Burma, Christopher Shores

Buffaloes Over Singapore: RAF, RAAF, RNZAF and Dutch Brewster Fighters in Action Over Malaya and the East Indies, 1941-1942 , Brian Cull

Finnish Aces of WWII, Kari Stenman

Finnish Air Force 1939-1945, Kalevi Keskinen

F2A Buffalo in Action Jim Maas

In the Skies of Europe: Air Forces Allied to the Luftwaffe 1939-1945, John Cochrane

Lentolaivue 24, Kari Stenman

Midway 1942, Mark Healy

Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan; The Japanese Navy's Story, Mitsuo Fuchida

Miracle at Midway, Gordon Prange

U.S. Navy Fighters of WWII, Robert Lawson

U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Aircraft Camouflage and Markings Vol. 1, 1911-1945, Thomas Doll