Brewster F2A-3 Buffalo Photos

NOAA Vessel Hiʻialakai's small boat tends to divers working in Midway Atoll at the sunken Brewster F2A-3 Buffalo site.
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Engine of a Brewster F2A-3 Buffalo wrecked at Midway Atoll in February of 1942 during a landing in a squall.
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Joystick from Brewster F2A-3 Buffalo wrecked at Midway Atoll in February of 1942 during a landing in a squall.
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Landing gear from a Brewster F2A-3 Buffalo wrecked at Midway Atoll in February of 1942 during a landing in a squall.
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Propeller, engine and scattered debris from a Brewster F2A-3 Buffalo wrecked at Midway Atoll in February of 1942 during a landing in a squall.
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Glass from the cockpit canopy from a Brewster F2A-3 Buffalo wrecked at Midway Atoll in February of 1942.
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Ammunition discovered at the site of a Brewster F2A-3Buffalo wrecked at Midway Atoll in February of 1942.
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NOAA Maritime archaeologist Dr. Kelly Gleason records a broken cylinder head at the site of a Brewster F2A-3 Buffalo wrecked at Midway Atoll in February of 1942.
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NOAA Maritime archaeologist Dr. Kelly Gleason documents the housing for the plane's cable control system at the site of a Brewster F2A-3 Buffalo wrecked at Midway Atoll in February of 1942.
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Maritime archaeologists Kelly Gleason and Bert Ho examine the propeller blades at the sunken aircraft site.
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PMNM Maritime Heritage Coordinator Kelly Gleason examines landing gear from the sunken aircraft site, checking for identifying markings.
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Maritime archaeologist Dr. Kelly Gleason investigates the distinctive landing gear of a wrecked Brewster F2A-3 Buffalo at Midway Atoll.
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Maritime archaeologist Bert Ho photographs the engine of a wrecked Brewster F2A-3 Buffalo at Midway Atoll.
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Brewster F2A-3 Buffalo.
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