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Brewster Buffalo is often considered one of the worst fighters of WW2. It saw little combat in American service but some other operators employed it heavily. In this new series of videos, we will analyze the story of the Buffalo in British and Commonwealth Service in the Malayan campaign.
As Britain couldn't spare Spitfires or Hurricanes for their Asian colonial possessions, they deployed about 170 Brewster Buffaloes, a type first ordered in 1939 but deemed unsuitable for the European theater. But is this fighter really the main culprit for the British loss of Malaya and Singapore?
Main sources:
- Malaya & Dutch East Indies 1941–42: Japan's air power shocks the world
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- Brewster F2A Buffalo Aces of World War 2
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- Buffaloes over Singapore: RAF, RAAF, RNZAF and Dutch Brester Fighters in Action Over Malaya and the East Indies 1941–1942
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Brewster Buffalo is often considered one of the worst fighters of WW2. It saw little combat in American service but some other operators employed it heavily. In this new series of videos, we will analyze the story of the Buffalo in British and Commonwealth Service in the Malayan campaign.
As Britain couldn't spare Spitfires or Hurricanes for their Asian colonial possessions, they deployed about 170 Brewster Buffaloes, a type first ordered in 1939 but deemed unsuitable for the European theater. But is this fighter really the main culprit for the British loss of Malaya and Singapore?
Main sources:
- Malaya & Dutch East Indies 1941–42: Japan's air power shocks the world
amzn.to/3Geogfz
- Brewster F2A Buffalo Aces of World War 2
amzn.to/43RkUJj
- Buffaloes over Singapore: RAF, RAAF, RNZAF and Dutch Brester Fighters in Action Over Malaya and the East Indies 1941–1942
amzn.to/4jCE3Dr
Support the channel on Patreon:
patreon.com/showtime112
Donate via Paypal:
paypal.com/paypalme/showtime112
Join our Discord server:
discord.gg/c56q7tUNCP
"Interloper" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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#militaryaviationhistory
