How the Worst Aircraft of WWII Achieved Its First Aerial Victory During the Malayan Campaign

How the Worst Aircraft of WWII Achieved Its First Aerial Victory During the Malayan Campaign

The Beginning of the Malayan Air Battles On December 8, 1941, British and Commonwealth forces in Malaya faced the first wave of a fast-moving invasion. Japanese forces captured the airfield at Kota Bharu, knocking out several British and Commonwealth bomber and fighter units. Brewster Buffalo pilots, already flying one of the most criticized aircraft of the war, found themselves in the middle of the action. That same day, Buffalo pilots clashed …