File:F2A-1 fsa 8b08009.jpg

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A Brewster F2A-1 Buffalo in flight. Of 54 F2A-1 produced only 11 served with a U.S. Navy, 10 equipping fighter squadron VF-3 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) in June 1940 (aircraft BuNos 1386-1396). The remainder was sold to Finland.

Original text: "The Brewster "Buffalo" (F2A-1) Navy fighter is a favorite with many American Air Force and Royal Air Force pilots. This plane, which is usually based on a carrier, is exceedingly maneuverable and capable of excellent performance at high altitudes. Powered by a 1,000 horsepower Wright cyclone engine it has a top speed of about 330 miles per hour, a range of 1,000 miles and a ceiling of approximately 35,000 feet."
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This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division
under the digital ID fsa.8b08009.
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Public domain This image is a work of an employee of the United States Farm Security Administration or Office of War Information domestic photographic units, taken as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States. See Copyright.

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