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TBF/TBM-3 Avenger  USN
 
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TBF/TBM-3 Avenger USN

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Product Specifications
Model Number:ATBFBT
Number of Puzzle Pieces:1
Assembly Required:No
Batteries Required?:No
Batteries Included?:No

Product Features

  • Handcarved Mahogany Wood Model Airplane
  • Handcrafted and Handpainted
  • Comes with base stand ready to display
  • Comes with base stand ready for display

Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 16.8 x 7 inches ; 4 pounds
  • Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
  • Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
  • ASIN: B0006N1QSQ
  • Item model number: ATBFBT
  • Manufacturer recommended age: 12 years and up
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #559,995 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated as TBM by General Motors) was a torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps and was also used by a large number of air arms around the world. Grumman's first torpedo bomber was the heaviest single-engine plane of WWII and it was the first to feature a new wing-folding mechanism intended to maximize storage space on an aircraft carrier. The Grumman TBF Avenger entered service in 1942 and first saw action during the Battle of Midway. On the afternoon December 7, 1941, Grumman held a ceremony to open a new manufacturing plant and display the new TBF to the public. Ironically, on that day, the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked Pearl Harbor, as Grumman soon found out. The plant was quickly sealed off to ward against possible enemy action. By June 1942, a shipment of more than 100 planes was sent to the Navy. On August 24, 1942, the next major naval battle occurred at the Eastern Solomons. With only the carriers USS Saratoga (CV-3) and Enterprise, the 24 TBFs present were able to sink the Japanese aircraft carrier Ryujo and claim one dive bomber, at the cost of seven planes. After hundreds of the original TBF-1 models were built, the TBF-1C began production. By 1943, Grumman began to slowly phase out production of the Avenger to produce F6F Hellcat fighters, and the Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors took over, with these aircraft being designated TBM. Starting in mid-1944, the TBM-3 began production with a more powerful powerplant and wing hardpoints for drop tanks and rockets. The dash-3 was the most numerous of the Avengers with about 4,600 produced. However, most of the Avengers in service were dash-1s until near the end of the war in 1945. TBF/TBMs sank the two Japanese "super battleships", the Musashi and the Yamato. The Avengers played a major role in the American victory during World War II.

Product Description

This high quality replica is handcrafted from mahogany and comes with a wooden base.
Length is 12-3/4 and wingspan is 16-3/4""

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Realism of Model, January 11, 2007
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As I saw this aircraft actually in WWII, the model is a very good representation of the real thing. This aircraft was a very large carrier-based machine ,and the model easily reminds me of passed experiences.
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