File:30. Grumman TBM Avengers.jpg
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The Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bomber first saw active service in June 1942 as a replacement for the obsolete Douglas TBD Devastator. It had an internal bomb bay that could hold one Mark 13 torpedo, or the equivalent weight of bombs. Crew was: pilot, rear facing dorsal turret (50 caliber) gunner, and a radioman/bombardier who also manned a ventral mounted 30 caliber machine gun. The plane also had one forward firing, nose mounted 50 caliber machine gun; later changed to two wing mounted guns. National Museum of Naval Aviation No. 1996.253.1299
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