The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM[1] for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II -era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval aviation services around the world.

The Grumman TBM-3E “Avenger” is the late World War Two variant of the original Grumman TBF Torpedo bomber first flown in 1941. The TBM-3E production began in 1944 and was manufactured by the Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors …

The Grumman TBF Avenger is the well-remembered, massive WW2 US Navy torpedo bomber of the USN. It was also at the time the largest and heaviest single-engine aircraft of the war. It forged an enviable reputation as the main stick of the fleet carrier force in 1942-45, insturmental in the Pacific Campaign.

Introduced in 1941, the Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger was to become the U.S. Navy’s standard torpedo-bomber throughout World War II. Production totaled more than 9,830, nearly three-quarters of them built under the designation TBM by the …

This Avenger (TBM-3E) carries the insignia of VC-65, the squadron serving on the escort Carrier Midway (CVE-62) in 1944. The Midway participated in the Saipan invasion and the Battle of the Philippine Sea.

The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American torpedo bomber developed for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The Avenger entered U.S. service in 1942, and first saw action during the Battle of Midway.

One of the largest single engine aircraft of WWII, it was also the first of that type to carry an electrically operated gun turret. When production finally ended in 1945, a total of 9,836 Avengers had been built.

A black fist clenching a red lightning bolt on a field of yellow with three stars representing a war in which “Fist” aircraft have flown –in World War II VT-17 TBM Avengers, in Korea VA-25 AD Skyraiders and in Vietnam VA-25 AD Skyraiders & A-7 Corsair II.

Aug 27, 2021 · Grumman’s Avenger torpedo bomber—the biggest single-engine airplane of World War II and the last of its breed—made a huge contribution to Allied victory. Two General Motors–built TBM-3Es from the National Museum of World War II Aviation fly near the museum’s base in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Paul Bowen Photography)

This TBM-3E was built by General Motors and delivered to the Navy in June, 1945 where it served until being retired in 1953. It was sold to a civilian buyer in 1957 and used as an airborne fire fighter.