Brewster Buffalo's ...

[Mark Allen M]

Outstanding LIFE photo series ... Some you've seen, some you haven't. Mainly Buffalo's but a few others as well.
The Buffalo's packaged in Crates are likely on the same line as the possible buried Spitfires of recent conversation?
If interested you can go back to the "P-40's ..." thread to see similar photos of AVG P-40's being unloaded from crates as well.

Much more of the Singapore series here ... fascinating stuff
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/56 ... f285b.html

LIFE archives
RAF and RAAF airfields in Singapore
Date taken: April 1941
LIFE Photographer: Carl Mydans




























The Buffalo's Mark Is of No453 Squadron RAAF lined up at Sembawang Singapore

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[old iron]

What is that in the back of the hanger, with the weird tail???

[mike furline]

What is that in the back of the hanger, with the weird tail???

Supermarine Walrus, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Walrus

[Mark Allen M]

USMC F2A-3 Ewa April 1942


USMC F2A-3 Ewa April 1942


Brewster F2A Buffalo VMF-211 25 July 1942 on board USS Long Island


Brewster F2A Buffalo VMF-211 25 July 1942 on board USS Long Island


Jimmy Thach pranged this one


F2A Brewster Buffalo Bu No 1391 crash landing NAS Miami


F2A-3 with lengthened firewall. CDR J.C. Clifton in flight near NAS Miami (Opa Locka Airport), FL.


Brewster Buffalo Kluang 1941

[The Inspector]

It's nice to see traditions live on-everyone screwing the aircraft together are all standing on tip toes and reaching at arms length or standing on boxes and working at arms length, kinda like erection and maintenance of today right down to generous amounts of Norwegian Steam.
I'll bet the packing crates quickly became line shacks.

[shrike]

I like the stuccoed sandbag revetments. I might have to build a planter like that

[K5DH]

The bulbous Boulton-Paul top turrets on the Hudsons looked almost as funny as the big ol' bucket hats those blokes in the pictures were wearing!

Another neato set of pictures! Thanks, Mark!

[The Inspector]

I like the stuccoed sandbag revetments. I might have to build a planter like that

Look into hypertufa construction

[Versatile]

Look at those Smooth contour type tires. I can't remember anything with those and i don't think ihave seen one for a Fighter. Anyone know the size?

[seabee1526]

That is one cool cat in those black and white shoes....must've been really cuttin' the rug with some of the swinging local birds at the club.

[airnutz]

That is one cool cat in those black and white shoes....must've been really cuttin' the rug with some of the swinging local birds at the club.

Check out the guy on his right checkin' him out! Is it a date, or a dressing down for out of uniform?? Inquiring minds want to know!

[Bearcat SA]

Notice how just about everyone was skinny in those days....

[The Inspector]

Notice how just about everyone was skinny in those days....

And 'Crew Weight' meant with everything needed to fly the mission was stuck on or hanging off the guy driving