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Brewster Fighter Production, 1939-1942

Customers had different definition of acceptance, so delivery dates are representative, indicating the point at which ownership passed from Brewster Aeronautical Corp. to the customer. In the case of foreign orders, delivery took one or two months. (None of the Belgian 339s reached that country.) Spares not included; see below -- Jim Maas
Month Production
1939 May 1 F2A-1 for USN
1939 July 1 F2A-1 for USN
1939 October 1 F2A-1 for USN
1939 November 2 F2A-1 for USN
1939 December 6 F2A-1 for USN
1940 January 17 239 for Finland
1940 February 27 239 for Finland
1940 April 1 339B for Belgium
1940 May 6 339B for Belgium, 2 B-339B for Britain
1940 June 22 339B for Britain
1940 July 9 339B for Britain
1940 September 6 F2A-2 for USN
1940 October 26 F2A-2 for USN
1940 November 10 F2A-2 for USN
1940 December 40 339E for Britain
1941 January 1 F2A-2 for USN, 38 339E for Britain
1941 February 22 339E for Britain
1941 March 19 339E for Britain,
18 339C/D for Dutch (Netherlands East Indies)
1941 April 35 339E for Britain, 9 339C/D for Dutch
1941 May: 8 F2A-1 upgraded to F2A-2 for USN,
16 339E for Britain, 27 339C/D for Dutch
1941 June 18 339C/D for Dutch
1941 July 1 F2A-3 for USN
1941 August 26 F2A-3 for USN
1941 September 39 F2A-3 for USN
1941 October 23 F2A-3 for USN
1941 November 9 F2A-3 for USN
1941 December 9 F2A-3 for USN
1942 January 1 F2A-3 for USN, 11 339-23 for Dutch
1942 March 1 339-23 for Dutch
1942 April 8 339-23, 1 339D for NEI

Spares equivalent production: Finland 5.65, Belgium 2.7, USN 20.2, Britain 31.8, Netherlands East Indies 6.7.