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The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM[1] for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II -era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval aviation services around the world.
The first 402 TBFs delivered by lend-lease became thus in 1944 the “Avenger Mk I”, followed by 334 TBM-1s called “Avenger Mk II”, and 334 TBM-3 as the Mk III. The first Avenger for the Fleet Air Arm arrived early in 1943, also piloted by Eric “Winkle” Brown.
Grumman’s Avenger torpedo bomber—the biggest single-engine airplane of World War II and the last of its breed—made a huge contribution to Allied victory.
In all, 9,836 Avengers were built, 7,546 of which were turned out by General Motors Eastern Aircraft Division and designated TBMs. Ordered by the Navy in April 1940, the XTBF-1 was Grumman's...
The Grumman Avenger was the most effective torpedo bomber of World War II, and pilots adapted it to meet the challenges of the war in the Pacific.
The Grumman Avenger torpedo bombers built for the Navy originally carried the designation of TBF. The Avenger came into service in 1942 to replace the Douglas Devastator, but in its first combat at Midway in June 1942, it fared badly.
The Grumman TBM-3E “Avenger” is the late World War Two variant of the original Grumman TBF Torpedo bomber first flown in 1941. The TBM-3E production began in 1944 and was manufactured by the Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors in Ewing, NJ now the Trenton Mercer Airport.
Every day, memories of World War II—its sights and sounds, its terrors and triumphs—disappear. The TBM Avenger served as the US Navy’s primary torpedo bomber throughout the Pacific during World War II.
Originally designed as a Torpedo Bomber, the Avenger moved past its inauspicious combat debut at the Battle of Midway to become the most effective and widely-used naval attack aircraft of its kind during WWII.
The Grumman TBF Avenger was a torpedo-bomber developed for the US Navy that saw extensive service during World War II. Capable of carrying a Mark 13 torpedo or 2,000 pounds of bombs, the Avenger entered service in 1942.