Flying coffin over Midway by andreasgr
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19 F2A Buffalos and 6 F4F Wildcats started on June 4th 1942 from Midway to defend against over 100 Japanese Zeros, Vals and Kates.
They shoot down 4 Zeros, 6 Vals, 1 Kate and and damaged some, but 14 USMC pilots lost there life.
After the battle only 3 F2A and 3 F4F were still airworthy.
It was the first and only time that the F2A fought under american coloures against Japanese planes.
Claimed aircrafts by the F2A: 1 Zero, 3 Vals and 1 Kate
Comments (5)
Excellent models and very effective render! I like it a lot!
Great history
Well made. Great picture.
Ahh! the Brewster Buffalo. I once had it as a 1:72 Revell kit
A very seldom seen airplane! You staged her very nice!
The USN F2A-3 suffered from the same weight addition the British B-339 Buffalos did. The addition of a larger fuel tank and a more powerful engine increased the weight problem. There was one other USMC action using the F2A-3 when a Japanese Navy Kawanishi HK8 flying boat was shot down on March 10, 1942. USN Brewsters were relegated to training squadrons.