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Grumman Aircraft Corp TBM-3 Avenger torpedo bomber
During WWII the Avenger was regarded as a rugged torpedo plane; used in the Pacific.
The TBF/TBM was designed to be a replacement for the TBD Devastator. Public unveiling of the plane was scheduled for December 7, 1941. The attack on Pearl Harbor led to naming the aircraft "Avenger". During WWII the Avenger was regarded as a rugged torpedo plane; used against surface vessels & ground targets in the Pacific. In the Atlantic the Avenger flew primarily as an anti-submarine aircraft. The aircraft was produced in many variations including versions with two wing-mounted .50 cal. guns; with special radar; with cameras for photo recon and searchlights for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), utility, ECM & Carrier On Board Delivery models. After WWII, Avengers served with the Royal Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force & French Navy. The last TBMs to be retired from active service in 1962 were flown by the Japanese Self Defense Force.
This “Avenger” is painted in the squadron markings of VT-17, a squadron that fought from the deck of USS Hornet CV-12 during WWII.
Crew: Three (Pilot, Gunner, and Radioman/Bombardier/Ventral Gunner)
Length: 40 ft (12.2 m)
Height: 16 ft 5 in (5 m)
Wingspan: 54 ft (16.5 m)
Empty Weight: 10,843 lbs (4,918.4 kg)
Maximum Weight: 18,250 lbs (8278.2 kg)
Powerplant: One Wright/Cyclone R-2600-20 with 1,900 horsepower 14 cylinder, air-cooled
Maximum Range: 1,130 mi with torpedo; 1,920 mi as scout aircraft
Maximum Speed: 267 mph (at 16,000 ft)
Service Ceiling: 23,400 ft
Defensive Armament: Two wing-mounted .50 caliber Colt-Browning M2 machine guns with 335 rounds per gun; one turret-mounted .50 caliber Colt machine gun with 400 rounds; & one tail mounted .30 caliber machine gun with 500 rounds;
Offensive Armament: In bomb bay: one 22.4 in Bliss-Leavitt Mark 13 torpedo or Max. 2000 lbs of bombs or depth charges. Eight under-wing mounted 5-inch rockets.
During WWII the Avenger was regarded as a rugged torpedo plane; used in the Pacific.
The TBF/TBM was designed to be a replacement for the TBD Devastator. Public unveiling of the plane was scheduled for December 7, 1941. The attack on Pearl Harbor led to naming the aircraft "Avenger". During WWII the Avenger was regarded as a rugged torpedo plane; used against surface vessels & ground targets in the Pacific. In the Atlantic the Avenger flew primarily as an anti-submarine aircraft. The aircraft was produced in many variations including versions with two wing-mounted .50 cal. guns; with special radar; with cameras for photo recon and searchlights for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), utility, ECM & Carrier On Board Delivery models. After WWII, Avengers served with the Royal Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force & French Navy. The last TBMs to be retired from active service in 1962 were flown by the Japanese Self Defense Force.
This “Avenger” is painted in the squadron markings of VT-17, a squadron that fought from the deck of USS Hornet CV-12 during WWII.
Crew: Three (Pilot, Gunner, and Radioman/Bombardier/Ventral Gunner)
Length: 40 ft (12.2 m)
Height: 16 ft 5 in (5 m)
Wingspan: 54 ft (16.5 m)
Empty Weight: 10,843 lbs (4,918.4 kg)
Maximum Weight: 18,250 lbs (8278.2 kg)
Powerplant: One Wright/Cyclone R-2600-20 with 1,900 horsepower 14 cylinder, air-cooled
Maximum Range: 1,130 mi with torpedo; 1,920 mi as scout aircraft
Maximum Speed: 267 mph (at 16,000 ft)
Service Ceiling: 23,400 ft
Defensive Armament: Two wing-mounted .50 caliber Colt-Browning M2 machine guns with 335 rounds per gun; one turret-mounted .50 caliber Colt machine gun with 400 rounds; & one tail mounted .30 caliber machine gun with 500 rounds;
Offensive Armament: In bomb bay: one 22.4 in Bliss-Leavitt Mark 13 torpedo or Max. 2000 lbs of bombs or depth charges. Eight under-wing mounted 5-inch rockets.
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