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Well this one didn’t go as smoothly as I was hoping… 😂 Here’s the TBM-3E Avenger, one of the final and most advanced versions of this legendary torpedo bomber. Pilots had to fly low and steady to launch a torpedo, which made them vulnerable to anti-aircraft fire and enemy fighters. Yet this rugged aircraft proved decisive in the Pacific, hammering Japanese ships at Leyte Gulf and hunting submarines across the oceans. The 3E version featured lighter construction and advanced radar, making it ide

Take a walk around the legendary TBM 3U Avenger, one of the biggest single engine aircraft ever to fly from carriers. With its 54 foot wingspan, 1,900 horsepower Wright R 2600 engine and surprisingly spacious interior for a three man crew, the Avenger proved itself as a rugged and versatile workhorse in World War Two. Originally built by Grumman and mass produced by General Motors, it carried torpedoes, bombs, rockets and depth charges on long missions across the Pacific. Even after the war, the