A rare World War II-era TBM Avenger torpedo bomber will take to the skies over Fauquier County on Saturday, July 12, offering rides for aviation fans and history buffs alike.

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A few miles from the sub, Alvin’s cameras also captured the remains of a Grumman TBF Avenger—a World War II-era torpedo bomber that vanished during a training flight in 1950.

In November 1944, U.S. Navy gunner Loyce Deen became the only American airman in history to be buried at sea in his aircraft. After being killed during a bombing run in the Pacific, his body was ...

The ‘lucky’ bomber that lived to tell the tale—barely In the same area, researchers also located a Grumman TBF Avenger —a torpedo bomber used by the U.S. Navy during and after World War II.

Franzke, who loved to jitterbug as a kid, served in the Navy from 1943 to 1945, flying Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bombers off the carrier USS Saginaw Bay in the Pacific.

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.

Zink, the son of a World War I Veteran, decided to join the military after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and the United States entered World War II. He went into the service in June 1942 while ...

In 1944, aboard a TBF Avenger in the Pacific Theater, gunner Loyce Edward Dean made the ultimate sacrifice. For decades, his story was lost - until 2024, when archival footage surfaced and a ...

“I was classified a radio turret gunner and a dive bomber…a Grumman TBF Avenger dive bomber. We used it to carry a 500 pound or 2000 pound bombs to drop bombs on [the Japanese] in the Solomon ...

The Grumman TBF Avenger is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed for the US Navy and the Marine Corp. It entered service in 1942 and first saw action during the famous Battle of Midway ...

However, when the United States was plunged into World War II in 1941, Arthurdale’s industry found new purpose. A TBF Avenger mockup on the factory floor in Arthurdale.