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Aircraft Model
US Grumman TBF Avenger
Depicted In
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Crew
3
Aircraft Class
Wheeled
Aircraft Role
Torpedo Bomber
Operated During
Assignment
1942-Nov-12 US VMSB 131 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1942-Sep-13 USA VT 8 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1943-Feb-01 US VGS 11 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1943-Feb-01 US VGS 12 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1943-Feb-01 US VGS 16 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
Operated By
Air Unit
US VGS 11
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US VGS 12
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US VGS 16
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US VMSB 131
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USA VT 8
Documents
Covered By
Document
Encyclopedia Of Military Aircraft
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Aircraft Models
Developed By
Designed By
In Service
Number Produced
United States
Grumman,
1942 Jan 01
9 836
Aircraft Models
Length
Height
Wingspan
Wing Area
Loaded Weight
Payload
Wing Loading
Pressure
Aspect Ratio
40.748ft
13.747ft
54.167ft
489.973ft2
17 364lb
2 500lb
173.026Pa
5.988
Aircraft Models
Engines
Total Engine
Power To Weight Ratio
1
1 700hp
160.952
Aircraft Models
Range
Maximum Speed
Rate Of Climb
Estimated Climb Rate
Ceiling
2 685mile
257mph
700ft/min
1 614.86ft/min
21 400ft
Torpedo Models
Carry
Torpedo Model
In Service
Warhead
Mass
Maximum
Range At Max Speed
US 22.4in Mark 13
1935 Jan 01
262kg
33.5kt
5 760m
US 19in Mark 24
1943 Jan 01
42kg
12kt
3 657.6m
Aircraft Armaments
Aircraft Armament
As Built Of
Ship Class
USS Casablanca Aircraft 9 X US Grumman TBF Avenger
USS Casablanca
USS Independence Aircraft 9 X US Grumman TBF Avenger
USS Independence
USS Saipan Aircraft 12 X US Grumman TBF Avenger
USS Saipan
USS Sangamon Aircraft 18 X US Grumman TBF Avenger
USS Sangamon
Air Unit Involvements
1)
Used By
Air Unit Involvement
2) 1:
as
Aircraft Usage
3) 2:
Used
USA VT 8 - 1942 08 23 0100 Battle Of Eastern Solomon Islands
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15
USA VT 8 - 1942 Aug 07 United States Landing Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Tulagi, Solomon Islands
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16
Assignments
Operated During
Assignment
as
Aircraft Operation
Assign To
Unit
1942-Nov-12 US VMSB 131 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
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Facility: US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1942-Sep-13 USA VT 8 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
N
Facility: US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1943-Feb-01 US VGS 11 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
N
Facility: US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1943-Feb-01 US VGS 12 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
N
Facility: US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1943-Feb-01 US VGS 16 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
N
Facility: US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
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