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To: C19fan

The BE-2 that the article refers to was an early observation plane, not a fighter, that was a favorite target for the 1st fighter, the Fokker Eindekker.

The Brewster Buffalo had an exemplary record with the Finns fighting against the Soviets.

5 posted on 09/21/2016 8:52:22 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: Snickering Hound

Curse you, Red Baron!


7 posted on 09/21/2016 9:07:36 AM PDT by alloysteel (Of course you will live in interesting times, Nobody has a choice, now.)
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To: Snickering Hound
Claire Chenault is said to have regarded the Brewster Buffalo as superior to the P-40 that he used to such great success in China against the Japanese. The key was to use tactics suitable to the aircraft and its adversaries, which against light and nimble Japanese aircraft required diving on enemy formations in a single firing pass and then heading for home. Otherwise, trying to dogfight the Japanese in the Buffalo or P-40 was suicidal.
21 posted on 09/21/2016 9:49:23 AM PDT by Rockingham
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To: Snickering Hound

Yeah I think of any American built airframe it was a Brewster Buffalo in service with the Finns that has the highest number of kills for one give airframe

It may be a Finn Brewster Buffalo that has the highest number of kills, period ...for anyone given aircraft..( think about 60 kills) from two different Finn aces using because there was only a limited number available

Verses some Germans with higher number of kills but they flew multiple different aircraft in their career to accumulate those


66 posted on 09/21/2016 5:41:40 PM PDT by tophat9000 (King G(OP)eorge III has no idea why the Americans are in rebellion... teach him why)
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