The Brewster F2A-1 was to become the very first U.S. monoplane fighter for use on aircraft carriers. Unfortunately it was already more or less obsolete and retired from first line duty at the U.S.

The Brewster F2A-1 was to become the very first U.S. monoplane fighter for use on aircraft carriers. Unfortunately it was already more or less obsolete and retired from first line duty at the U.S.

No-one had good memories of the Vought F7U Cutlass. The Brewster F2A Buffalo was one of World War Two's worst, if not the worst, fighters. It looked non-threatening and diminutive with its stubby ...