Grumman TBF Avenger / General Motors TMB Avenger
Technical Information

Background
The TBF Avenger replaced the TBD Devastator as the torpedo plane used by the U.S. Navy. Standard Navy torpedo bomber of the war. It was a large, slow, plane with demanding pilot controls. But, it could take an enormous amount of damage, had a low stall speed and was easy to fly. It could be armed with with either a single aerial torpedo or bombs inside an internal bomb bay. Famous for their role during the Battle of Midway, where only one of six Avengers survived an attack on the Japanese fleet.

Production
A total of 9,836 were built including 2,290 TBF Avengers built by Grumman and 7,546  TBM Avenger built by General Motors / Eastern Aircraft Division.

Technical Details
Crew  Three (pilot, gunner, radio)
Engine  1 x Wright R-2600-20 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 1,700 hp (1,300 kW) driving three bladed propeller
Wingspan  54' 2" / 16.51m
Length  40' 11" / 12.195m
Height  16' 5" / 5m
Maximum Speed  276 mph
Range  905 miles at cruising speed
Armament  (wings) 2 x .50 caliber machine guns (turret) 1 x .50 caliber machine guns (ventral) 1 x .30 caliber machine guns
Bombload  up to 2000 lbs of weapons (bombs or aerial torpedo)