Brewster Buffalo in RNZAF Service
The Royal New Zealand Air Force operated the Brewster Buffalo in defence of Malaya in the early stages of the Pacific War. 488 Squadron was the only RNZAF unit to operate the Buffalo.
No. 488 Squadron pilot, Flight Lieutenant JN Mackenzie, in the cockpit of Buffalo AN198 at RAF Station Kallang, Singapore. No. 488 Squadron pilots with Brewster Buffalos at RAF Station Kallang Pilot Officer Len Farr directing the pushing back of a No. 488 Squadron Brewster Buffalo, Singapore Brewster Buffalo MkI RNZAF 488Sqn NF-O W8138 Singapore1941 Brewster Buffalo MkI RNZAF 488Sqn NFU W8198 Singapore 1941 Buffalo I coded NF? of 488 Squadron, RNZAF at Kallang, Singapore, in 1941 Buffalo I coded NF of 488 Squadron, RNZAF at Kallang, Singapore, late in 1941