Intended for the Netherlands East Indies air force but diverted to Australia after the Japanese invasion of what is now Indonesia. The 17 Buffaloes that the RAAF received were kept well away from the frontline and in the case of A51-13, operated by 25 Squadron for the defence of Perth. The surviving aircraft, including A51-13, were returned in June 1943 to the USAAF, which had officially taken control of all ex Dutch aircraft in Australia. The Buffaloes were scrapped at Brisbane.

In June, 1942 this plane along with 7 other B-239s engaged 10 Soviet Hurricanes. The pilot, Lt. Pekuri, shot down two Hurricanes but his damaged plane crashed on Lake Big Kolejärvi, near Segezha, Russia and sank. Lt. Pekuri survived and in 1950 became the first Finnish pilot to exceed the speed of sound. After an undertaking by the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida the wreck was rediscovered in 1998 and recovered. Since 2009, the aircraft, as the world's only surviving Brewster, has been on loan to the Suomen Ilmavoimamuseo where it is preserved in its battle damaged state.

Intended for the Netherlands East Indies air force but diverted to Australia after the Japanese invasion of what is now Indonesia. The 17 Buffaloes that the RAAF received were kept well away from the frontline and in the case of A51-10, initially operated by 25 Squadron for the defence of Perth. The surviving aircraft, including A51-10, were returned in June 1943 to the USAAF, which had officially taken control of all ex Dutch aircraft in Australia. The Buffaloes were scrapped at Brisbane.

With two German AF's Focke-Wulf Fw-190A-6 's (Gefechtsverband Kuhlmey). Photo from: Niilo Helander / SA-kuva (Finnish Armed Forces photograph, Wartime Photograph Archive).

On the left Brewster BW-388. Photo from: Lars Johnsson / SA-kuva (Finnish Armed Forces photograph, Wartime Photograph Archive).

Photo from: Lars Johnsson / SA-kuva (Finnish Armed Forces photograph, Wartime Photograph Archive).

Photo from: V. Hollming / SA-kuva (Finnish Armed Forces photograph, Wartime Photograph Archive).

BW-387 (Finland - Air Force) at childrens playground in Saukonpuisto, Tampere 1952. Photo from: Veikko Kanninen / Museum Centre Vapriikki (Tampere)

BW-387 at childrens playground in Saukonpuisto, Tampere 1952. Photo from: Juhani Riekkola / Museum Centre Vapriikki (Tampere)

Written Off 18 November 1944. Photo by: Museum Centre Vapriikki (Tampere)

Photo by: Finnish Heritage Agency. Photographer Pauli Jänis.

Ex Belgian aircraft transferred to the RAF after Belgium fell to the Germans. Crashed on October 22, 1940 when it collided with Handley Page Hampden P4354 during a photo sortie from Boscombe Down. Both pilots parachuted to safety but two crew were lost onboard the Hampden. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

Photo: SA-kuva (Finnish Armed Forces photograph, Wartime Photograph Archive). Photographer Blomberg.

The only preserved Brewster Buffalo fighter in the world. [Nikon D300 + Tokina 12-24mm/4]

Shot down in combat over Singapore on January 17, 1942. Pilot killed. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand

Buffalo fighters being reassembled after shipment in crates. Then coded NF-P with No 488 (NZ) Sqn, W8181 took off on an interception flight and did not return on 15 January 1942. Sgt John Oliver was killed. Photo by: Carl Mydans / Life

Unboxing W8202. The photographer documented this airframe's reassembly and a shot of W8140 was retouched to complete the series. Photo by: Carl Mydans / Life

Note that a doctored version of this photo shows the serial as W8202. See photo 486720. Photo from: Carl Mydans / Life

Photo: SA-kuva (Finnish Armed Forces photograph, Wartime Photograph Archive). Photographer Lassi Hämäläinen.

Photo: SA-kuva (Finnish Armed Forces photograph, Wartime Photograph Archive). Photographer L. Johnson.