Grumman TBF Avenger

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World War II military aircraft carrier-based aircraft torpedo bomber

The Grumman TBF Avenger was a World War II-era American torpedo bomber renowned for its rugged design, heavy payload, and extensive service with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater.

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Label Occurrences
Grumman TBF Avenger canonical 8
Grumman Avenger 2
Pearl Harbor Avenger 2

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II military aircraft ⓘ
carrier-based aircraft ⓘ
torpedo bomber ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration low-wing monoplane ⓘ
armamentFixed machine guns ⓘ
bombload_kg 907 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crew 3 ⓘ
emptyWeight_kg 4760 ⓘ
engineType radial piston engine ⓘ
enteredService 1942 ⓘ
firstFlight 1941-08-01 ⓘ
height_m 4.7 ⓘ
introduced 1942 ⓘ
landingGear retractable tailwheel ⓘ
length_m 12.48 ⓘ
licenseBuiltAs General Motors TBM Avenger ⓘ
manufacturer Grumman ⓘ
maximumSpeed_kmh 439 ⓘ
maximumTakeoffWeight_kg 8165 ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Battle of Midway ⓘ
Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ
notableFeature armored cockpit ⓘ
folding wings ⓘ
large internal bomb bay ⓘ
self-sealing fuel tanks ⓘ
numberBuilt 9839 ⓘ
numberOfEngines 1 ⓘ
operator Royal Canadian Navy ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
powerplant Wright R-2600 Twin Cyclone ⓘ
primaryConflict World War II ⓘ
primaryRole torpedo attack ⓘ
productionEnd 1945 ⓘ
productionStart 1941 ⓘ
range_km 1610 ⓘ
secondaryRole air-sea rescue ⓘ
anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
level bombing ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ
serviceBranch Royal Canadian Navy ⓘ
Fleet Air Arm ⓘ
surface form: Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm

Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
status retired from frontline service ⓘ
survivingExamples airworthy warbirds ⓘ
museum aircraft ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Atlantic Theater ⓘ
ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN ⓘ
surface form: Pacific Theater
torpedoCapacity 1 Mark 13 torpedo ⓘ
usedFor anti-submarine patrols ⓘ
naval torpedo attacks against ships ⓘ
wingspan_m 16.51 ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

USS Enterprise (CV-6) → aircraftTypeOperated → Grumman TBF Avenger ⓘ
Cactus Air Force → operatedAircraft → Grumman TBF Avenger ⓘ
USS Ranger (CV-4) → notableAircraftOperated → Grumman TBF Avenger ⓘ
Douglas TBD Devastator → successor → Grumman TBF Avenger ⓘ
USS Bowfin (SS-287) → nickname → Grumman TBF Avenger ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pearl Harbor Avenger
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum → hasNotableAircraft → Grumman TBF Avenger ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grumman TBM Avenger
Grumman → notableProduct → Grumman TBF Avenger ⓘ
HMS Indomitable → aircraftOperated → Grumman TBF Avenger ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grumman Avenger
Task Group 22.3 → usedAircraft → Grumman TBF Avenger ⓘ
813 Naval Air Squadron → aircraftOperated → Grumman TBF Avenger ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grumman Avenger
USS Guadalcanal → aircraftOperated → Grumman TBF Avenger ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
Wright R-2600 Twin Cyclone → usedInAircraft → Grumman TBF Avenger ⓘ
U.S. Navy carrier air groups → typicalAircraft → Grumman TBF Avenger ⓘ
this entity surface form: TBF Avenger
United States wartime aircraft production program → notableProduct → Grumman TBF Avenger ⓘ
this entity surface form: TBF Avenger
General Motors TBM Avenger → basedOn → Grumman TBF Avenger ⓘ
General Motors TBM Avenger → aircraftFamily → Grumman TBF Avenger ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grumman Avenger family
SS-287 → nickname → Grumman TBF Avenger ⓘ
subject surface form: USS Bowfin (SS-287)
this entity surface form: Pearl Harbor Avenger