A U.S. Navy Grumman TBF-1 Avenger torpedo bomber in flight in mid-1942. [U.S. Navy] In the war’s fourth big carrier engagement (the Battle of Santa Cruz, on October 26, 1942), Avengers did not ...

TBF Avenger History and Specifications The TBF Avenger made her maiden flight on Aug. 7, 1941, and officially entered into operational service with the U.S. Navy in January 1942.

TJ3 History. The Forgotten WWII Hero Rediscovered After 78 Years. Posted: March 28, 2025 | Last updated: March 28, 2025. In 1944, aboard a TBF Avenger in the Pacific Theater, gunner Loyce Edward ...

The Only WWII Gunner Buried in His Aircraft. ... bury him with his TBF Avenger. More for You. Trump administration revokes parole of Mexican girl receiving lifesaving care in US, ...

Two members of the Innerspace Exploration Team, a non-profit group based in Mill Creek, found the TBF-1 Avenger torpedo-bomber last month using high-resolution sonar technology, the group ...

The Grumman TBF Avenger — designated as “TBM” for planes manufactured by General Motors — is a torpedo bomber developed for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps for use during World War II.

A TBF Avenger, an American World War II-era torpedo bomber, is seen getting repairs in the Warbird Factory at The Hangar at 743 in Latham, N.Y. on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024.

Chuck Franzke, a 97-year-old World War II veteran, has been filmed the last four Christmases dancing; ... flying Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bombers off the carrier USS Saginaw Bay in the Pacific.

But not just any birthday, the World War II Veteran, turned 100 years old. ... He was a turret gunner on a Grumman TBF Avenger, an airplane, fighting over the South Pacific during World War Two.