There were actually a couple of Finns that became air aces flying Buffalos. I guess that tells you how bad the Soviet planes were. I’m still trying to figure out how the Finns came to be flying Buffalos. We must have sold them to Finland before the war started.
After accepting the first eleven F2A-1s -- and discovering how inadequate they were -- the Navy refused the balance of the 50-plane order.
Which was then sold to the Finns...
A good pilot in a mediocre plane is usually superior to a mediocre pilot in a good plane. JMO