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Buffalo
Manufacturer : Brewster
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Buffalo
Buffalo Artwork Collection |
  Clipped Signature - Eino Juutilainen. |  Brewster F2A Buffalo Aces of World War Two. |   Buffalo Ace by Stan Stokes. |
| Top Aces for : Buffalo | ||
| A list of all Aces from our database who are known to have flown this aircraft. A profile page is available by clicking the pilots name. | ||
| Name | Victories | Info |
| Eino Ilmari Juutilainen | 94.17 | The signature of Eino Ilmari Juutilainen features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available. |
| Buffalo Squadron details |
| Buffalo Pilot and aircrew signature details |
 Lieutenant Colonel James J Hill Our estimated value of this signature : £45 | Lieutenant Colonel James J Hill James Hill was born in Chicago in 1920. His training involved flying Stearmans, Buffalo and Wildcats. He arrived in the South Pacific on 5 June 1943 after completing flight school in Pensacola, and joined VMF-214 on 7 August 1943, flying Corsairs. He flew both combat tours with the Black Sheep. On 18 October 1943 on a fighter sweep over Kahili Airfield he shot down a Zero in aerial combat. During his two tours with the Black Sheep he flew a total of 70 combat missions, and also flew a third combat tour with VMF-211 on Green Island. He then flew another combat tour with VMF-521 as a pilot instructor, later joining VMF-324 at Midway. In his career he was awarded 3 Distinguished Flying Crosses and 12 Air Medals. |
 Wing Commander Tim Vigors DFC Our estimated value of this signature : £50 Died : 2003 | Wing Commander Tim Vigors DFC Born 22nd March 1921. He joined No. 222 Sqn in February 1940 flying Spitfires. By the end of September 1940, he had downed 6 enemy aircraft with a further 6 probables, while being forced to crash land his Spitfire on two occasions. He claimed a further two Me109s in October. He was posted to Singapore, joining No.243 Sqn and then 453 Sqn RAAF, the Fleet Defence Squadron for Force Z when the Royal Navy lost the battleships Repulse and Prince of Wales to Japanese aircraft. Moving the squadron to Malaya, he was forced to bale out of his Buffalo after a skirmish with a large number of Japanese aircraft, being evacuated to India, retirning from the RAF after the war. He died 14th November 2003. |
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