The bow of a US Navy cruiser damaged in a World War II battle in the Pacific has shone new light on one of the most ...

The Grumman Avenger was the most effective torpedo bomber of World War II, and pilots adapted it to meet the challenges of the war in the Pacific.

In 1917, a World War 1 submarine sank to its watery grave after crashing into another U.S. submarine. Later, in 1950, the U.S. Navy training aircraft, the Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bomber ...

After the attack, crews sailed the USS "New Orleans" backwards for more than 1,000 miles across the Pacific. Since then, the ...

Its bomb bay doors still open, a U.S. Navy Avenger torpedo bomber swings low to send its cargo of destruction over Tonolei Harbor, Japanese base on Bougainville Island in the central Solomons, Oct ...

A 1945 torpedo bomber is being restored near the Grand Junction Airport, at the Rocky Mountain Wing of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF).

Over 80 years ago, a US warship was badly damaged by a Japanese torpedo during the Battle of Tassafaronga. The crew temporarily repaired the USS New Orleans with coconut logs.

The SBDs, however, were credited with downing a Japanese D3A dive bomber and five B5N torpedo bombers. Although the Battle of the Coral Sea ended in a tactical victory for Japan, the U.S. had ...

Douglas TBD Devastator Early History and Specifications: The TBD Devastator made her maiden flight on April 15, 1935, and officially entered into operational service with the U.S. Navy on Aug. 3 ...

Named for the 180-proof ethyl alcohol that powered American torpedoes, the concoction was consumed throughout the Navy and beyond.