Buccaneers.... arrggh
Sat Sep 21, 2019 10:58 pm
The SB2A (Brewster Model 340) was a development of Brewster's earlier SBA scout-bomber, sharing the single-engined, mid-winged monoplane layout of the earlier aircraft, but was larger and had a more powerful engine. It carried up to 1,000 lb (454 kg) of bombs in an internal bomb-bay and for defensive purposes was fitted with a power operated turret armed with two .30 in machine guns supplementing a further four forward firing guns.
The US Navy ordered a prototype XSB2A on 4 April 1939, which first flew on 17 June 1941. Large-scale orders had already been placed by this time, however, with the United Kingdom ordering 750 aircraft as the Brewster Bermuda and the Netherlands ordering a further 162 to equip the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force. The first US Navy production order, for 140 aircraft, was placed on 24 December 1940.
Naval Aviation Resource Center
Brewster SB2A-3 Buccaneer circa 1943
Brewster SB2A Buccaneer flight line
A Brewster SB2A-4 Buccaneer in flight near Vero Beach, Fl in 1942/43.
FAA Brewster "Bermuda" FF741.
FAA Brewster "Bermuda"
The US Navy ordered a prototype XSB2A on 4 April 1939, which first flew on 17 June 1941. Large-scale orders had already been placed by this time, however, with the United Kingdom ordering 750 aircraft as the Brewster Bermuda and the Netherlands ordering a further 162 to equip the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force. The first US Navy production order, for 140 aircraft, was placed on 24 December 1940.
Naval Aviation Resource Center
Brewster SB2A-3 Buccaneer circa 1943
Brewster SB2A Buccaneer flight line
A Brewster SB2A-4 Buccaneer in flight near Vero Beach, Fl in 1942/43.
FAA Brewster "Bermuda" FF741.
FAA Brewster "Bermuda"
Re: Buccaneers.... arrggh
Sun Sep 22, 2019 12:14 pm
Scott ! You THE MATEY ! AYE ! 
Polly Thinks So ! Also !
Polly Thinks So ! Also !
Re: Buccaneers.... arrggh
Mon Sep 23, 2019 8:59 am
Thank you for posting, not sure I had heard of this aircraft before. Sounds like a forgotten aircraft....and from the wiki page forgettable:
"Historians regard the SB2A as a failure. David Donald has labelled it "one of the worst aircraft of World War II".[3] Similarly, the Pima Air & Space Museum's website states that the type was "perhaps the least successful Allied aircraft of World War II".[6] The National Naval Aviation Museum's website also notes that "overweight, underpowered, and lacking maneuverability, the Brewster SB2A Buccaneer was a classic failure".[4]"
"Historians regard the SB2A as a failure. David Donald has labelled it "one of the worst aircraft of World War II".[3] Similarly, the Pima Air & Space Museum's website states that the type was "perhaps the least successful Allied aircraft of World War II".[6] The National Naval Aviation Museum's website also notes that "overweight, underpowered, and lacking maneuverability, the Brewster SB2A Buccaneer was a classic failure".[4]"