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First flown on 1
August 1941, the three-seat Grumman TBF-1
Avenger torpedo-bomber entered US Navy service just in time to
participate in the Battle of Midway in June 1942. During its
World War II lifespan, the Avenger design changed very little,
and this allowed it to be built in huge quantities. Demand for
the airplane was so great that the General Motors Company was
also contracted to build it, under the designation
TBM-1, beginning in September 1942.
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SPECIFICATIONS
Manufacturer:
General Motors
Span: 54 ft. 2 in.
Length:
40 ft. 11.5 in.
Height:
15 ft. 5 in.
Empty Weight:
10,545 lbs.
Gross Weight:
17,895 lbs.
Engine: Wright R-2600-20
radial piston engine 1,900 hp.
Armament:
Two 12.7mm (0.5 in.)
forward-firing machine guns
One 12.7mm (0.5 in.) dorsal-mounted machine gun
One 7.62mm (0.3 in.) ventral-mounted machine gun
Up to 2,000lb of bombs in bomb-bay
Wing-mounted rockets / drop tanks / radar pod
PERFORMANCE
Top Speed:
276 mph at 16,500 ft.
Service Ceiling:
30,100 feet
Range:
1000 miles
Additional
Information provided by:
Warbird
Alley
Other Links of
Interest:
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