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gun was fired by the radioman/bombardier while standing up and bending over in the belly of the tail section, though he usually sat on a folding bench facing forward to operate the radio and to sight in bombing runs. Later models of the TBF/TBM omitted the cowl-mount synchronized 0.30 caliber (7.62 mm) gun, and replaced it with twin
Browning AN/M2 0.50 caliber (12.7 mm) light-barrel guns, one in each wing outboard of the propeller arc, per pilots' requests for better forward firepower and increased strafing ability. There was only one set of controls on the aircraft, and no direct access to the pilot's position existed from the rest of the aircraft's interior. The radio equipment was massive, especially by today's standards, and filled the length of the well-framed "greenhouse" canopy to the rear of the pilot. The radios were accessible for repair through a "tunnel" along the right hand side. Any Avengers that are still flying today usually have an additional rear-mounted seat in place of the radios, allowing for a fourth passenger.
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that the outdated
Devastators (and lack of new aircraft) contributed somewhat to the lack of a complete victory at Midway (the four Japanese fleet carriers were sunk directly by dive bombers instead). Others pointed out that the inexperienced American pilots and lack of fighter cover were responsible
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was mounted right next to the turret gunner's head in a rear-facing electrically powered turret, and a single 0.30 caliber (7.62 mm) hand-fired machine gun flexibly-mounted ventrally (under the tail), which was used to defend against enemy fighters attacking from below and to the rear. This
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Commemorative Air Force (CAF) were flying three TBM Avengers with one based with the Rocky Mountain Wing in Grand Junction, Colorado; another with the Missouri Wing at St Charles Smartt Field; and their newest with the Capital Wing in Culpeper, Virginia. Each of these allow non-CAF
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330 US gal (275 imp gal; 1,249 L) in three center-section integral tanks + 2x 58 US gal (48 imp gal; 220 L) droppable slipper tanks under outer wings, with provision for a jettisonable 275 US gal (229 imp gal; 1,041 L)
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for poor showing of US torpedo bombers, regardless of type. Later in the war, with growing
American air superiority, better attack coordination and more veteran pilots, Avengers were able to play vital roles in the subsequent battles against Japanese surface forces.
262:, the U.S. Navy's main torpedo bomber introduced in 1935, was obsolete by 1939. Bids were accepted from several companies, but Grumman's TBF design was selected as the replacement for the TBD and in April 1940 two prototypes were ordered by the Navy. Designed by
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in use at the time, the TB in the designation refers to its role as a torpedo bomber, F was assigned to aircraft built by
Grumman, and M to those built by General Motors, G having already been assigned to the
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began production. The allotment of space for specialized internal and wing-mounted fuel tanks doubled the
Avenger's range. By 1943, Grumman began to slowly phase out production of the Avenger to produce
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ordered a 220-aircraft mission to find the
Japanese task force. Fighting 300 nmi (560 km) away from the fleet at the extreme end of their range, the group of Hellcats, TBF/TBMs, and
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885:(ASW), and the aircraft was rapidly becoming obsolete as an attack platform. Consequently, 98 of the RCN Avengers were fitted with an extensive number of novel ASW modifications, including
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Avenger was the type of torpedo bomber used during the sinking of the two Japanese "super battleships", with the US Navy having complete air superiority in both engagements:
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Grumman ... It was a successful design that was later used on the F6F Hellcat and TBF Avenger.
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RN designation of the TBM-3S, fitted with
British equipment including a centerline radome. A total of one hundred TBM-3E & TBM-3S were delivered to the Royal Navy in 1953.
530:). The dash-3 was the most numerous of the Avengers (with about 4,600 produced). However, most of the Avengers in service were dash-1s until near the end of the war in 1945.
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waters. As delivery of the new license-built CS2F Trackers began in 1957, the Avengers were shifted to training duties, and were officially retired in July 1960.
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in New Zealand that led to the establishment of an industry which markedly increased food production and efficiency in farming worldwide. Pilots of the
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patented "compound angle" wing-folding mechanism, intended to maximize storage space on an aircraft carrier; the Wildcat's replacement, the
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in private collections around the world today. They are a popular airshow fixture in both flying and static displays.
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on 9 July 1944. The much faster V-1 was overtaking the Avenger when the Telegraphist Air Gunner in the dorsal turret,
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TBM-3 conversion for electronic countermeasures, retained gun turret.
1092:
Initial production model based on the second prototype. (1,526 built)
755:
669:
647:
639:
534:
3422:. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications. pp. 89–120.
234:
TBF-1 Avenger early in 1942. Note the red spot centered in the U.S.
5955:
5742:
3460:. Aircraft in Profile. Vol. 214. London: Profile Publications.
894:
472:, the 24 TBFs present were able to sink the Japanese light carrier
594:
In June 1943, shortly before his 19th birthday, future-president,
6146:
6017:
3793:
2375:
2080:
1952:
986:
559:
69:
2217:
1 Ă— 0.30 in (7.62 mm) ventral-mounted M1919 Browning machine gun
361:
230:
6081:
5763:
3641:
3129:"Living History Flight Experience in a WWII TBM Torpedo Bomber"
1531:
1504:
1484:
723:
548:
527:
1610:
operated Hunter-Killer Avengers groups in the 1950s and 1960s.
1427:
AS3 with magnetic anomaly detector boom added to rear fuselage
420:, so most of them were too late to participate in the pivotal
250:
3336:(1995 ed.). New York: Military Press. pp. 234–235.
2566:(Report). U.S. Navy, Office of Naval Intelligence. p. 17
886:
676:
legend, first written about by Edward Van Winkle Jones in an
330:"Kate". Later Avenger models carried radar equipment for the
2214:
1 Ă— 0.50 in (12.7 mm) dorsal-mounted M2 Browning machine gun
1339:
Production version of XTBM-4, 2,141 on order were cancelled.
901:. A number of these aircraft were later fitted with a large
2393:
List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962)
1558:
684:
514:
took over production, with these aircraft being designated
2557:
2445:"The Grumman TBF Avenger: The Bomber That Changed the War"
1976:, a training flight of five Avengers that originated from
812:
which used the type primarily as a bomber, equipping Nos.
478:
and claim one dive bomber, at the cost of seven aircraft.
277:
To ease carrier storage concerns, simultaneously with the
3792:
2624:
2164:
905 mi (1,456 km, 786 nmi) at cruise speed
1433:
Similar to TBM-3W, with large ventral radome. 8 operated.
1317:
TBM-3 conversion as a general utility and target version.
558:", in which more than 250 Japanese aircraft were downed,
543:. They were one of the most effective sub-killers in the
2208:(on early models) or 2 Ă— 0.50 in (12.7 mm) wing-mounted
1267:
TBM-3 equipped with retractable searchlight in bomb bay.
1207:
TBM-1 equipped with retractable searchlight in bomb bay.
1134:
TBF-1 equipped with retractable searchlight in bomb bay.
873:
One of the primary postwar users of the Avenger was the
831:
In 1945, Avengers were involved in pioneering trials of
781:, Virginia, many aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier
2551:
1195:
TBM-1 conversions with additional electronic equipment.
1122:
TBF-1 conversions with additional electronic equipment.
1104:
Paper designation for the Avenger I for the Royal Navy.
242:
on the rudder, both of which were removed prior to the
3701:. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing.
2117:
32 US gal (27 imp gal; 121 L)
683:
During World War II, the US aeronautical research arm
638:
roughly 500 mi (800 km) from Japan when the
2710:
Stars in Blue: Movie Actors in America's Sea Services
2564:
Combat Narrative: The Battle of Midway, June 3–6 1942
1311:
TBM-3 conversion as an anti-submarine strike version.
824:. Some of the Avengers were later transferred to the
788:. The Avengers were fitted with British equipment by
2745:"IJN Battleship Musashi: Tabular Record of Movement"
2282:
985:
There are several other Avengers, usually flying as
494:, which had already been crippled the night before.
3602:. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications.
3545:. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications.
3403:. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications.
2870:
Bouncing-Bomb Man: the Science of Sir Barnes Wallis
2427:
1922 United States Navy aircraft designation system
2328:
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
1164:
Planned production version of the XTBF-3, cancelled
315:The Avenger had a large bomb bay, allowing for one
3133:Rocky Mountain Wing of the Commemorative Air Force
2818:. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
2771:"Sea's Puzzles Still Baffle Men In Pushbutton Age"
2707:
2532:
1378:RN designation of the TBM-1/TBM-1C, 334 delivered.
843:spread fertilizer from Avengers beside runways at
6234:World War II torpedo bombers of the United States
3488:. Shippensburg, Pennsylvania: Burd Street Press.
2706:Wise, James E. Jr.; Rehill, Anne Collier (1997).
2403:List of military electronics of the United States
1450:(MAD) boom along the portside lower rear fuselage
569:took many casualties. However, Avengers from the
398:, in a TBM Avenger on the light aircraft carrier
6200:
3441:. Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, UK: R.G. Fletcher.
3418:Drendel, Lou (1987). "Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger".
2230:3.5-Inch (89 mm) Forward Firing Aircraft Rockets
925:TBM Avengers were used in wartime research into
808:The only other operator in World War II was the
2742:
2006:
1412:
510:fighters, and the Eastern Aircraft Division of
3718:The Hamlyn Guide to Military Aircraft Markings
2768:
2714:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
2398:List of military aircraft of the United States
955:TBM Avengers modified to drop fire retardant:
803:
5728:
5690:
5603:
3778:
3361:
3040:"N.B. WWII plane lands at Shearwater museum."
2652:. Vol. XCI No. 30,567, 2 October 1941, p. 17.
1962:operated 16 TBF Avengers in the 1949 to 1963.
3158:Missouri Wing of the Commemorative Air Force
2646:"Fighting Names Given to Planes by the Navy"
2534:"Of Hosenoses, Stoofs, and Lefthanded Spads"
2530:
847:and provided a demonstration for farmers at
518:. The Eastern Aircraft plant was located in
5617:
3564:(in French). Paris: Editions Ouest-France.
3543:TBF & TBM Avenger in Detail & Scale
3521:
3502:
3183:Capital Wing of the Commemorative Air Force
2676:"Lieutenant Junior Grade George Bush, USNR"
2623:. Season 33. Episode 3212. 4 October 2005.
2609:
2607:
1372:RN designation of the TBF-1, 400 delivered.
1255:TBM-3 conversion with surface search radar.
687:used a complete Avenger in a comprehensive
551:while providing air cover for the convoys.
435:flew Devastators from the aircraft carrier
305:.30 caliber (7.62 mm) machine gun
35:General Motors TBM-3E Avenger warbird, 2014
5735:
5721:
5610:
5596:
3785:
3771:
3526:. Fallbrook, California: Aero Publishers.
3455:
3254:
2762:
2705:
2524:
1390:RN designation of the TBM-3S, 70 cancelled
1384:RN designation of the TBM-3, 222 delivered
1289:TBM-3 conversion for photo-reconnaissance.
1219:TBM-1C conversion for photo-reconnaissance
1146:TBF-1C conversion for photo-reconnaissance
246:to avoid confusion with Japanese insignia.
3744:"Flying the Grumman TBF "Avenger" (1944)"
3696:
3559:
3420:U.S. Navy Carrier Bombers of World War II
2158:215 mph (346 km/h, 187 kn)
2152:278 mph (447 km/h, 242 kn)
1261:TBM-3 equipped for all weather operations
1213:TBM-1 conversion for photo-reconnaissance
1201:TBM-1 equipped for all weather operations
1140:TBF-1 conversion for photo-reconnaissance
1128:TBF-1 equipped for bad weather operations
631:. Newman was on board the escort carrier
209:
183:, and eventually used by several air and
3758:The Museum of Flight Digital Collections
3635:
3597:
3522:Jackson, B. R.; Doll, Thomas E. (1970).
3503:Jackson, B. R.; Doll, Thomas E. (1970).
3436:
3367:
3334:Jane's Fighting aircraft of World War II
3331:
3235:Military History Encyclopedia on the Web
2983:Central New Brunswick Woodsmen's Museum.
2604:
2584:
1541:operated Avengers until replaced by the
1483:
1467:
1453:
1446:Canadian Avenger AS3M with long tubular
1441:
1347:
1069:TBM-3S2 submarine attack variant of the
1064:
1056:
1048:
1040:
1024:
1016:
1008:
1000:
947:
858:
705:
389:
368:
360:
249:
229:
213:
3715:
3677:
3658:
3616:
3524:Supplement to Grumman TBF/TBM "Avenger"
3439:Front Line Avenger Squadrons of the FAA
3417:
3398:
3370:"The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage"
3325:
3279:
2933:"Cloak of Light Makes Drone Invisible?"
2842:
2743:Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2017).
2560:"Midway's Attack on the Enemy Carriers"
1980:and was lost in December 1945 over the
932:. The torpedo bombers were fitted with
722:, where it was initially known as the "
6201:
6145:
5750:torpedo aircraft designations pre-1962
3578:
3540:
3464:
3357:Flight journal.com Grumman TBF Avenger
3305:
3228:
3171:
3121:
2946:
2944:
2938:, 9 May 2008. Retrieved: 17 June 2012.
2867:
2002:List of surviving Grumman TBF Avengers
1301:TBM-3 conversions as seven-passenger,
920:
854:
762:, a Fleet Air Arm Avenger shot down a
351:
5716:
5591:
3766:
3146:
2913:from the original on 20 February 2008
2796:"History of Langley Research Center."
2491:
1995:
1343:
1045:A TBM-3R COD plane in the early 1950s
680:article published in September 1950.
537:kills, including the cargo submarine
365:TBF Avenger ready for catapult launch
266:, the first prototype was called the
3680:TBF/TBM Avenger Units of World War 2
3483:
2769:E. V. W. Jones (17 September 1950).
2668:
1966:
796:and were passed to squadrons of the
289:, also employed this mechanism. The
6214:1940s United States bomber aircraft
6174:
3458:Grumman (Eastern) TBF (TBM) Avenger
2998:Canadian Aviation and Space Museum.
2941:
2903:"Aircraft History: Grumman Avenger"
2558:Combat Intelligence Branch (1943).
2204:1 Ă— 0.30 in (7.62 mm) nose-mounted
2058:54 ft 2 in (16.51 m)
1637:operated Avengers during the 1950s.
970:Forest Protection Limited (FPL) of
863:A Royal Canadian Navy Avenger over
623:Another famous Avenger aviator was
309:.50 caliber (12.7 mm) gun
13:
3368:Lednicer, David (15 August 2010).
3202:
2680:Naval History and Heritage Command
2498:The Aviation History Online Museum
2070:16 ft 5 in (5.00 m)
2010:
1283:TBM-3 conversion for night attack.
14:
6255:
3736:
3682:. Botley, UK: Osprey Publishing.
3638:British Naval Aircraft since 1912
3376:. UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group
2492:Dwyer, Larry (19 February 2014).
2250:Up to 2,000 lb (907 kg) of bombs
2185:0.11 hp/lb (0.18 kW/kg)
2176:1,075 ft/min (5.46 m/s)
1978:Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale
1608:Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
1489:Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
777:. The aircraft were shipped from
775:Mutual Defense Assistance Program
714:The Avenger was also used by the
3280:Perkins, Chris (19 April 2021).
3025:"Land and Sea: NB Firefighters."
2574:– via HyperWar Foundation.
2388:List of aircraft of World War II
2313:
2299:
2285:
1945:
1920:
1714:
1692:
1643:
1616:
1595:
1574:
1551:
1524:
1497:
1013:TBM-3Ds of VT(N)-90 January 1945
348:fighters in the same airgroups.
29:
6219:Single-engined tractor aircraft
3469:. Auckland: NZ Aviation Press.
3391:
3350:
3332:Bridgman, Leonard, ed. (1989).
3306:Gallop, J. D. (19 April 2021).
3299:
3273:
3248:
3222:
3196:
3096:
3070:
3048:
3033:
3018:
3003:
2988:
2966:
2925:
2895:
2886:
2861:
2836:
2804:
2789:
2736:
2699:
2690:
2655:
2638:
2234:Forward Firing Aircraft Rockets
2076:490 sq ft (46 m)
1589:operated Avengers in the 1950s.
943:
497:After hundreds of the original
3154:"Fly With US: TBM3E "Avenger""
2777:. Associated Press. p. 6F
2578:
2485:
2476:
2437:
2419:
2103:15,536 lb (7,047 kg)
2064:19 ft (5.8 m) folded
1029:US Navy TBMs (foreground) and
274:, rapid production continued.
1:
3598:Scrivner, Charles L. (1987).
2545:United States Naval Institute
2531:O'Rourke, G. G. (July 1968).
2408:
2170:22,600 ft (6,900 m)
2015:Grumman TBF-1 Avenger drawing
1683:Central Fighter Establishment
701:
381:
373:A Grumman TBF Avenger aboard
163:for aircraft manufactured by
16:American naval torpedo bomber
6244:Aircraft first flown in 1941
3720:. London: Chancellor Press.
3697:Treadwell, Terry C. (2001).
3617:Skulski, Przemyslaw (1997).
3078:"Air Cache: TBF/TBM Avenger"
2963:Retrieved: 17 November 2012.
2961:forestprotectionlimited.com.
2543:. Vol. 94, no. 7.
2449:Pearl Harbor Visitors Bureau
2432:Great Lakes Aircraft Company
2238:High Velocity Aerial Rockets
2125:Wright R-2600-8 Twin Cyclone
2007:Specifications (TBF Avenger)
1635:Dutch Naval Aviation Service
1437:
1413:Royal Canadian Navy Avengers
938:diffused lighting camouflage
356:
175:developed initially for the
7:
3401:TBF/TBM Avenger Walk Around
3257:Grumman Aircraft since 1929
3010:"New Brunswick, June 2007."
2663:Flying and Popular Aviation
2278:
1658:Royal New Zealand Air Force
996:
837:Royal New Zealand Air Force
810:Royal New Zealand Air Force
804:Royal New Zealand Air Force
483:Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
427:Six TBF-1s were present on
307:was mounted in the nose, a
187:services around the world.
110:Royal New Zealand Air Force
10:
6260:
3716:Wheeler, Barry C. (1992).
3286:South Florida Sun Sentinel
2907:Shearwater Aviation Museum
2847:. Macmillan. p. 211.
2206:M1919 Browning machine gun
1999:
1938:United States Marine Corps
1061:TBF Avenger Torpedo Bomber
1005:A TBF-1 dropping a torpedo
972:Fredericton, New Brunswick
891:electronic countermeasures
851:, Masterton, New Zealand.
746:, later being awarded the
618:Distinguished Flying Cross
394:Future American President
6167:
6138:
6116:
6098:
6080:
6062:
6044:
6016:
5993:
5986:
5964:
5946:
5923:
5880:
5862:
5844:
5826:
5798:
5780:
5762:
5755:
5681:
5661:
5635:
5626:
5564:
5338:
5245:
5204:
5133:
5092:
5051:
5030:
4914:
4907:
3805:
3678:Tillman, Barrett (1999).
3659:Tillman, Barrett (1979).
3600:TBF/TBM Avenger in Action
3560:Pelletier, Alain (1981).
3505:Grumman TBF/TBM "Avenger"
3456:Francillon, René (1970).
3255:Francillon, Rene (1989).
2828:: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
2587:"1942 – Battle of Midway"
2340:Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf
1448:magnetic anomaly detector
903:magnetic anomaly detector
672:, was later added to the
145:
137:
129:
124:
116:
93:
85:
75:
63:
55:
45:
40:
28:
23:
3437:Fletcher, R. G. (1995).
3231:"Eastern XTBM-4 Avenger"
3104:"Collection / CAF Fleet"
3067:Retrieved: 22 July 2011.
3015:Retrieved: 22 July 2011.
3000:Retrieved: 22 July 2011.
2985:Retrieved: 22 July 2011.
2973:"Woods Museum: Avenger."
2801:Retrieved: 22 July 2011.
2413:
2210:M2 Browning machine guns
2137:constant-speed propeller
2052: in (12.195 m)
1989:Patrick Space Force Base
1327:radar in ventral radome.
1303:Carrier onboard delivery
728:Roy Sydney Baker-Falkner
616:. He later received the
460:. Based on the carriers
6229:General Motors aircraft
3699:Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger
3636:Thetford, Owen (1991).
3562:Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger
3259:. Putnam. p. 189.
3108:Commemorative Air Force
2872:. Haynes. p. 117.
2615:"Sinking the Supership"
2585:Shepherd, Joel (2006).
2350:Douglas XTB2D Skypirate
2027:General characteristics
1183:as TBF-1C. (2336 built)
744:Mentioned in Dispatches
585:sank the light carrier
501:models were built, the
254:TBF Avenger in mid-1942
240:flag-inspired fin flash
6224:Carrier-based aircraft
5925:Naval Aircraft Factory
3465:Geelen, Janic (1983).
3374:UIUC Airfoil Data Site
3205:"The Enigmatic TBM-3Q"
2345:Douglas TBD Devastator
2256:1 Ă— 2,000 lb (907 kg)
2113:bomb-bay ferry tank.;
2016:
1911:857 Naval Air Squadron
1906:856 Naval Air Squadron
1901:855 Naval Air Squadron
1896:854 Naval Air Squadron
1891:853 Naval Air Squadron
1886:852 Naval Air Squadron
1881:851 Naval Air Squadron
1876:850 Naval Air Squadron
1871:849 Naval Air Squadron
1866:848 Naval Air Squadron
1861:846 Naval Air Squadron
1856:845 Naval Air Squadron
1851:832 Naval Air Squadron
1846:828 Naval Air Squadron
1841:820 Naval Air Squadron
1836:798 Naval Air Squadron
1831:797 Naval Air Squadron
1826:787 Naval Air Squadron
1821:785 Naval Air Squadron
1816:783 Naval Air Squadron
1811:782 Naval Air Squadron
1806:778 Naval Air Squadron
1801:774 Naval Air Squadron
1796:768 Naval Air Squadron
1791:764 Naval Air Squadron
1786:763 Naval Air Squadron
1781:756 Naval Air Squadron
1776:751 Naval Air Squadron
1771:744 Naval Air Squadron
1766:738 Naval Air Squadron
1761:736 Naval Air Squadron
1756:733 Naval Air Squadron
1751:711 Naval Air Squadron
1746:706 Naval Air Squadron
1741:703 Naval Air Squadron
1736:700 Naval Air Squadron
1631:Royal Netherlands Navy
1492:
1481:
1465:
1451:
1365:
1273:TBM-3 conversion as a
1168:
1077:
1074:
1071:Royal Netherlands Navy
1062:
1054:
1046:
1038:
1022:
1014:
1006:
960:
953:Johnson Flying Service
883:anti-submarine warfare
870:
711:
411:Imperial Japanese Navy
406:
387:
366:
293:used was the twin-row
260:Douglas TBD Devastator
255:
247:
227:
210:Design and development
6168:Patrol Torpedo Bomber
3663:. London: Ian Allan.
3541:Kinzey, Bert (1997).
3399:Drendel, Lou (2001).
2995:"Avenger On Display."
2868:Murray, Iain (2009).
2816:Fleet Air Arm Archive
2494:"Grumman F4F Wildcat"
2014:
1678:No. 42 Squadron RNZAF
1673:No. 41 Squadron RNZAF
1668:No. 31 Squadron RNZAF
1663:No. 30 Squadron RNZAF
1487:
1474:No. 30 Squadron RNZAF
1471:
1457:
1445:
1351:
1177:as TBF-1. (550 built)
1068:
1060:
1052:
1044:
1028:
1020:
1012:
1004:
951:
893:(ECM) equipment, and
862:
826:British Pacific Fleet
822:Bougainville campaign
709:
691:study in their large
556:Marianas Turkey Shoot
414:attacked Pearl Harbor
393:
372:
364:
253:
233:
217:
3583:. New York: Viking.
3484:Hove, Duane (2003).
2951:"History: Timeline."
2845:The Kamikaze Hunters
2843:Iredale, W. (2015).
2473:Wheeler 1992, p. 53.
2321:United States portal
1707:Nicaraguan Air Force
927:counter-illumination
5253:Apollo Lunar Module
2661:"New Plane Names".
2591:USS Enterprise CV-6
2482:Tillman 1999, p. 6.
1539:Royal Canadian Navy
976:Royal Canadian Navy
921:Camouflage research
911:Grumman S-2 Tracker
875:Royal Canadian Navy
855:Royal Canadian Navy
798:Royal Naval Reserve
352:Operational history
272:Brentwood, New York
157:Grumman TBF Avenger
106:Royal Canadian Navy
41:General information
5134:Utility/Transports
3060:2006-06-28 at the
2978:2008-04-13 at the
2696:Hove 2003, p. 178.
2686:on 8 January 2015.
2650:The New York Times
2644:Associated Press.
2232:, 5-inch (127 mm)
2017:
1996:Surviving aircraft
1933:United States Navy
1493:
1482:
1466:
1464:between 1955-1960.
1452:
1366:
1344:Royal Navy Avenger
1075:
1063:
1055:
1047:
1039:
1023:
1015:
1007:
961:
871:
833:aerial topdressing
760:Operation Meridian
752:Operation Meridian
712:
407:
388:
367:
256:
248:
228:
177:United States Navy
98:United States Navy
6239:Mid-wing aircraft
6196:
6195:
6192:
6191:
6163:
6162:
6134:
6133:
5982:
5981:
5710:
5709:
5706:
5705:
5677:
5676:
5585:
5584:
5334:
5333:
3581:Miracle at Midway
3209:Rick Morgan Books
3065:Area 51 Aviation.
2931:Hambling, David.
2879:978-1-84425-588-7
2135:Hamilton Standard
1967:Notable incidents
980:Miramichi Airport
957:Missoula, Montana
790:Scottish Aviation
732:RAF Boscombe Down
644:first atomic bomb
596:George H. W. Bush
450:Miracle at Midway
396:George H. W. Bush
222:-built TBF) with
167:) is an American
153:
152:
130:Introduction date
6251:
6209:Grumman aircraft
6172:
6171:
6143:
6142:
5991:
5990:
5760:
5759:
5737:
5730:
5723:
5714:
5713:
5688:
5687:
5633:
5632:
5628:Eastern Aircraft
5612:
5605:
5598:
5589:
5588:
4912:
4911:
3798:Northrop Grumman
3787:
3780:
3773:
3764:
3763:
3745:
3731:
3712:
3693:
3674:
3655:
3632:
3613:
3594:
3575:
3556:
3537:
3518:
3499:
3480:
3461:
3452:
3433:
3414:
3386:
3385:
3383:
3381:
3365:
3359:
3354:
3348:
3347:
3329:
3323:
3322:
3320:
3318:
3303:
3297:
3296:
3294:
3292:
3277:
3271:
3270:
3252:
3246:
3245:
3243:
3241:
3226:
3220:
3219:
3217:
3215:
3200:
3194:
3193:
3191:
3189:
3175:
3169:
3168:
3166:
3164:
3150:
3144:
3143:
3141:
3139:
3125:
3119:
3118:
3116:
3114:
3100:
3094:
3093:
3091:
3089:
3084:on 14 March 2013
3080:. Archived from
3074:
3068:
3052:
3046:
3037:
3031:
3030:9 December 2009.
3022:
3016:
3007:
3001:
2992:
2986:
2970:
2964:
2948:
2939:
2929:
2923:
2922:
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2893:
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5232:Gulfstream I
5186:U-16/JR2F/UF
5093:Recon/Scouts
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1543:CS2F Tracker
1516:Minas Gerais
1460:
1424:Avenger AS3M
1359:
1354:849 Squadron
1037:in July 1945
991:
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944:Civilian use
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571:
567:dive bombers
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181:Marine Corps
169:World War II
160:
159:(designated
156:
154:
138:First flight
117:Number built
65:Manufacturer
18:
6046:Great Lakes
5864:Great Lakes
5683:Fisher Body
5662:USN bombers
5506:Switchblade
5501:Super Tiger
5451:Joint STARS
5396:Global Hawk
5326:Switchblade
2892:Geelen 1983
2540:Proceedings
2434:previously.
2143:Performance
2131:Propellers:
2121:Powerplant:
2042:40 ft
1651:New Zealand
1624:Netherlands
1418:Avenger AS3
1405:Avenger AS6
1399:Avenger AS5
1393:Avenger AS4
1369:Tarpon GR.I
1362: (R38)
867:Magnificent
696:wind tunnel
629:color blind
625:Paul Newman
607:Chichi Jima
602:San Jacinto
554:After the "
508:F6F Hellcat
448:posited in
402:San Jacinto
346:F4F Wildcat
287:F6F Hellcat
6203:Categories
5391:Fire Scout
4539:G-215 (II)
3380:27 October
3343:0517679647
3188:27 October
3163:27 October
3138:27 October
3113:27 October
3055:"Avenger."
2917:27 October
2781:27 October
2754:27 October
2721:1557509379
2630:27 October
2596:27 October
2503:27 October
2459:27 October
2425:Under the
2409:References
2181:Power/mass
2096:NACA 23009
2089:NACA 23015
2074:Wing area:
1727:Royal Navy
1587:AĂ©ronavale
1566:Cuban Navy
1476:TBF-1C on
1360:Victorious
1305:transport.
930:camouflage
865:HMCS
754:action at
716:Royal Navy
702:Royal Navy
487:battleship
469:Enterprise
102:Royal Navy
5966:Blackburn
5491:Skyrocket
5406:Greyhound
5351:Albatross
5181:OA-14/J4F
4997:F11F/F-11
4899:Model 400
4534:G-215 (I)
3240:18 August
3043:CBC News,
2334:Aichi B7A
2133:3-bladed
2056:Wingspan:
2020:Data from
1974:Flight 19
1700:Nicaragua
1438:Operators
1358:HMS
1325:AN/APS-20
1277:launcher.
895:sonobuoys
783:HMS
756:Palembang
670:Flight 19
648:Hiroshima
640:Enola Gay
635:Hollandia
633:USS
611:USS
600:USS
580:USS
535:submarine
400:USS
375:USS
357:U.S. Navy
5846:Atlantic
5621:aircraft
5521:Tigercat
5441:Intruder
5411:Guardian
5386:Firebird
5321:Firebird
4980:-6 to -8
4975:-1 to -5
4915:Fighters
3800:aircraft
3317:20 April
3291:20 April
3088:7 August
3058:Archived
3013:Insects.
2976:Archived
2954:Archived
2911:Archived
2824:cite web
2517:Sto-Wing
2512:Sto-Wing
2279:See also
2223:Rockets:
2191:Armament
1545:in 1960.
1035:Hakodate
997:Variants
987:warbirds
768:Highball
463:Saratoga
433:squadron
377:Yorktown
283:Sto-Wing
224:Sto-Wing
76:Built by
6147:Grumman
6018:Grumman
5995:Douglas
5828:Detroit
5800:Douglas
5782:Curtiss
5756:Torpedo
5556:Widgeon
5551:Wildcat
5536:Tracker
5511:Tadpole
5481:Prowler
5476:Pegasus
5471:Panther
5461:Mallard
5436:Hellcat
5431:Hawkeye
5366:Bearcat
5356:Avenger
5339:By name
5227:Tadpole
5212:Mallard
5031:Bombers
5022:NATF-23
5002:F11F-1F
4908:By role
3794:Grumman
3749:YouTube
2730:668535M
2376:Saab 17
2272:torpedo
2081:Airfoil
2068:Height:
2047:⁄
2040:Length:
1953:Uruguay
1518:(A-11).
1216:TBM-1CP
1143:TBF-1CP
1113:TBF-1CD
785:Perseus
779:Norfolk
693:Langley
656:Musashi
613:Finback
560:Admiral
549:U-boats
528:rockets
444:Author
405:in 1944
338:roles.
236:roundel
203:Musashi
146:Retired
125:History
89:Retired
70:Grumman
6100:Vultee
6082:Vought
5882:Martin
5764:Boeing
5565:People
5546:Triton
5541:Trader
5531:Tracer
5526:Tomcat
5496:Spirit
5486:Raider
5466:Mohawk
5456:Kitten
5446:Jaguar
5371:Cougar
5346:Ag Cat
5268:EF-111
5246:Others
5222:Kitten
5217:Ag Cat
5141:UC-103
5012:F-111B
4894:G-1159
4889:G-1128
4818:G-680
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2570:13 May
2515:. The
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2245:Bombs:
2162:Range:
2062:Width:
1950:
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1633:– the
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1581:France
1579:
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1532:Canada
1529:
1505:Brazil
1502:
1491:TBM-3W
1480:, 1944
1364:, 1944
1330:XTBM-4
1320:TBM-3W
1314:TBM-3U
1308:TBM-3S
1298:TBM-3R
1292:TBM-3Q
1286:TBM-3P
1280:TBM-3N
1270:TBM-3M
1264:TBM-3L
1258:TBM-3J
1252:TBM-3H
1246:TBM-3E
1240:TBM-3D
1228:XTBM-3
1210:TBM-1P
1204:TBM-1L
1198:TBM-1J
1192:TBM-1E
1186:TBM-1D
1180:TBM-1C
1155:XTBF-3
1149:XTBF-2
1137:TBF-1P
1131:TBF-1L
1125:TBF-1J
1119:TBF-1E
1107:TBF-1D
1101:TBF-1B
1095:TBF-1C
1083:XTBF-1
1053:TBM-3W
724:Tarpon
662:Yamato
574:-class
503:TBF-1C
438:Hornet
291:engine
268:XTBF-1
197:Yamato
86:Status
5948:Stout
5516:Tiger
5401:Goose
5311:X-47C
5306:X-47B
5301:X-47A
5291:Q-180
5176:OA-13
5156:OA-12
5007:G-118
4992:XF10F
4957:XP-65
4947:XP-50
4884:G-870
4879:G-755
4874:G-754
4869:G-744
4864:G-730
4859:G-728
4854:G-723
4849:G-712
4844:G-711
4839:G-704
4834:G-698
4814:G-674
4809:G-636
4804:G-623
4799:G-618
4794:G-613
4789:G-612
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4779:G-550
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4704:G-399
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4679:G-359
4674:G-356
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4644:G-327
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4609:G-296
4604:G-288
4599:G-283
4594:G-279
4589:G-273
4584:G-270
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4574:G-251
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4389:G-115
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4374:G-112
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4354:G-108
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4344:G-106
4339:G-105
4334:G-104
4329:G-103
4324:G-102
4319:G-101
4314:G-100
2936:Wired
2799:NASA.
2414:Notes
2199:Guns:
2086:root:
2034:Crew:
1602:Japan
1336:TBM-4
1234:TBM-3
1222:TBM-2
1174:TBM-1
1161:TBF-3
1089:TBF-1
907:AS 3M
887:radar
524:TBM-3
520:Ewing
499:TBF-1
475:Ryūjō
324:bombs
279:F4F-4
171:-era
149:1960s
120:9,839
6184:PTBH
6176:Hall
6036:TB3F
6031:TB2F
6008:TB2D
5748:USMC
5698:P-75
5381:Fifi
5376:Duck
5296:X-29
5263:E-10
5171:OA-9
5120:EA-6
5115:OV-1
5105:XSBF
5069:TB2F
5064:XTSF
5043:B-21
5017:F-14
4971:F9F
4942:XF5F
4309:G-99
4297:G-98
4292:G-97
4287:G-96
4282:G-95
4277:G-94
4272:G-93
4267:G-92
4262:G-91
4257:G-90
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4237:G-86
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4222:G-83
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4152:G-69
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4142:G-67
4137:G-66
4132:G-65
4127:G-64
4122:G-63
4117:G-62
4112:G-61
4107:G-60
4102:G-59
4097:G-58
4092:G-57
4087:G-56
4082:G-55
4077:G-54
4072:G-53
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4007:G-40
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3997:G-38
3992:G-37
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3947:G-27
3942:G-26
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3932:G-24
3927:G-23
3922:G-22
3917:G-21
3912:G-20
3907:G-19
3902:G-18
3897:G-17
3892:G-16
3887:G-15
3882:G-14
3877:G-13
3872:G-12
3867:G-11
3862:G-10
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3090:2012
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6126:TBY
6108:TBV
6090:TBU
6072:TBM
6054:TBG
6026:TBF
6003:TBD
5974:BST
5938:T2N
5915:T6M
5910:T5M
5905:T4M
5900:T3M
5895:T2M
5818:T3D
5813:T2D
5744:USN
5669:TBM
5653:F3M
5648:F2M
5361:Bat
5316:Bat
5282:Q-8
5273:Q-4
5258:E-8
5196:C-2
5191:C-1
5166:J3F
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5125:E-2
5110:E-1
5084:A-6
5079:S-2
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5038:B-2
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3832:G-4
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3821:G-2
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