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further info on the Buffaloes
Posted by Richard Allnutt on Wed Jun 26, 2002 04:43:38 PM
In reply top "Hendon Buffalo" More titbits and argy bargy posted by Paul McMillan on Wed Jun 26, 2002 06:06:01 AM
Hi There... the two other Buffaloes must be BW-372 and the "Humu". The Humu is in a Finnish museum, and was a prototype for a Finnish fighter which used an original Brewster Buffalo fuselage, and a newly designed (and wooden) wing. The Finns tried to make it work, but it never went further than the prototype as far as I know.
By the way, I have seen photos of Chris Prevost's aircraft. There are enough parts there to roughly have 1.5 airframes. One very complete wing, and a couple of tail sections, plus other fairly large bits from my recollection... although it was about four years ago when I saw Chris.
Cheers,
Richard
: In the new issue of Classic Wings their is an article on C
: hris Provost of Vintage Aircraft Co in California. He is t
: he owner of the parts of 3 Buffalos' ex Australia.
:
: Anyway, their is a paragraph on the Dutch Air Force Museum
: s attempt to get one of these a few years ago. Apparanetly
: they were to offer a Jet Fighter in return, but couldn't
: come up with the goods and all went quite.. Chris is now s
: elling the Buffalos as a package and thinks they could be
: restored as a batch aka. Texas Airplane Factory Oscars and
: F-3's. So getting economies of sacle etc.. Anyway the mag
: azine says 'A major European aviation musuem has already i
: ndicated its desire to acquire one of these machines'.
:
: Well no prizes for guessing who that is!!!!
:
: Also a bit or Magazine argy bargy in Flypast August 2002 o
: ver this 'Henry Hall (who is responsible for all exhibits
: within the Museum) was keen to dispel reports in other mag
: azines of a Brewster Buffalo being built for the museum: "
: The fact that there may be parts around isn't enough to pe
: rsuade me that we must go hammer and tongs to acquiere the
: m with a view to restoring an example of the type. We have
: 'juicier targets' in terms of restoration and conservatio
: n".
:
: Also. Classic Wings says 2 other complete Buffalo's, one i
: s obviously BW-392 but is the other one the Finish Copy??