Tag: Grumman Avenger

The Grumman TBF Avenger and General Motors TBM Avenger, produced by GM’s Eastern Aircraft Division, was a one of the most successful torpedo bombers of World War II. Initially developed for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, it was eventually used by several air forces and navies around the world. The Avenger entered US service in 1942, making its aerial combat debut at the Battle of Midway and remained in active military use until the 1960s.

Aviation Archaeology Online Event

By James Kightly The Aviation Cultures Conferences team have arranged for several…

Brad Deckert’s TBM Avenger Winter/Spring Update 2018

Over the past couple of years, WarbirdsNews has brought our readers several…

Turkey Wrestling – Flying the TBM Avenger

We feel sure our readers will thoroughly enjoy this pilot's report on flying a…

Warbirds Over Pearl Harbor

If all goes according to plan this October, three precious WWII warbirds…

Tuskegee Valiant Campaign – Plus Freshly Restored TBM Avenger

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Air Show Report: Germany’s Hahnweide Oldtimer Air Show 2013

Andreas Zeitler Reports: The Hahnweide Oldtimer Fly-In is Germany's biggest warbird airshow.…

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Ex-RNZAF Avenger Gifted to Gisborne Aviation Preservation Society

An ex-Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Grumman TBF-1 Avenger aircraft that…

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Grumman TBM Avenger to Soon Return to the Skies

Following a three-year restoration project, the Commemorative Air Force Grumman/General Motors TBM-3S,…

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US Freedom Pavilion Boeing Center Opens to the Public

The National WWII Museum’s stunning modernistic glass and steel "US Freedom Pavilion:…

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