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TBM Avenger Aircraft Art Gallery.TBM-3 Avenger Specifications. Please Note: The specifications on this page are only for a single model of this airplane other models of the TBM-3 Avenger may vary. This hobby shop page has lots of model airplanes, books, movies, videos, DVD movies, and aviation art, so please give it time to load. |
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Only
One Survived
Kodera. At the start of the Battle of Midway, TBF Avengers of the VT-8 squadron
were attacked by Japanese Zeros. 8-T-1 was the only TBM Avenger to return,
and it had only two survivors: pilot Earnest and tunnel gunner Ferrier.
1000 S/N by artist and both Earnest and Ferrier. 25"x 20" aviation art print.
.....#0007773 $245.00
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| Grumman
TBF Avenger
Tony Weddel. The Avenger was first used in combat in June of 1942 at the Battle
of Midway. The heroism of VT-8 is reflected here as we see Lieutenant A.K.
Bert Earnest piloting Avenger 8-T-1 through withering fire as he hurtles
toward his target, the Japanese carrier Akagi on June 4, 1942. All
of the other Avengers were lost, with 8-T-1 being the sole survivor
of the group. 23"x 19" aviation art print. .....#0008525 $19.95
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| Closing
the Gap
Don Feight. Filling a gap in the Atlantic that land-based aircraft could not,
Escort Carriers equipped with Grumman TBM Avengers and Wildcats protected the
lifeline convoys sailing from North America to England in WWII. Print depicts
the USS Bogue (CVE-9) escorted by these bombers and fighters, in a calm
moment. In all, the Escort Carriers and their crews used in the Battle
of the Atlantic sunk fifty-four German u-boats. Limited edition of
500, signed and numbered by the artist. 28"x 22". .....#0007391 $47.95
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