Grumman TBF / TBM-3 Avenger Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions

by Bureau of Aeronautics, Army Air Forces, Army Air Forces

One of the most legendary naval aircraft of WWII, the Grumman TBF Avenger (and the General Motors-produced TBM) saw action in most of the major battles in the Pacific including Midway and Leyte Gulf. Armed with a forward machine gun and a second in a dorsal turret, the plane could carry a 21-inch torpedo or four 500-lb. bombs, or a combination thereof. Avengers are credited with sinking the Japanese superbattleships Musashi and Yamato. A young aviator...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935700375
• ISBN13: 9781935700371
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Periscope Film LLC
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.0" x 10.0"