![]() Powered by a 1,700HP Wright R-2600-8 engine, 14-cylinder double row radial engine, the Avenger was Grumman’s first torpedo bomber and was also the heaviest single-engine aircraft of World War II. ceiling, the Avenger had superior performance than any other previous US Navy torpedo bomber. ![]() With a range of 1,000 miles and a 30,000 ft. With its large, single bomb/torpedo bay, the TBF was able to carry one Mark 13 torpedo, a single 2,000 pound bomb, or up to four 500 pound bombs. 30 caliber hand-fired machine gun mounted under the tail, which was manned by the radio operator/bombardier. 30 caliber gun in a rear-facing gun turret (later replaced with a. 30 caliber machine gun was in the nose, (later replaced by two wing-mounted. For armament, the Avenger was originally equipped with one forward-firing. ![]() The Avenger’s crew members included the pilot, a turret gunner and a radioman/bombardier/ventral gunner. Developed by Grumman for the US Navy and Marine Corp, the torpedo bomber, was also used by several allied air and naval services. Entering service in 1942, the Grumman TBF Avenger first saw action during the Battle of Midway. ![]()
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