Wings of Eagles Museum - Grumman/GM TBM-3E Avenger Torpedo Bomber
Bill Maloney
11/10/2010

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01TBMAvenger 02TBMAvenger 03WrightR2600Cyclone 04WrightR2600Cyclone
01 TBM Avenger Torpedo Bomber 02 TBM Avenger Torpedo Bomber 03 Wright R2600 Cyclone 04 Wright R2600 Cyclone
05TBMAvengerCanopy 06TBMAvengerMainGear 07TBMAvengerMainGear 08TBMAvengerFoldingWing
05 TBM Avenger Canopy 06 TBM Avenger Main Gear 07 TBM Avenger Main Gear 08 TBM Avenger Folding Wing
09TBMAvengerFoldingWing 10TBMAvengerFoldingWing 11TBMAvengerCanopy 12TBMAvengerTail
09 TBM Avenger Folding Wing 10 TBM Avenger Folding Wing 11 TBM Avenger Canopy 12 TBM Avenger Tail
13TBMAvengerTail 14TBMAvengerGunTurret 15TBMAvengerGunTurret 16TBMAvengerCabinDoor
13 TBM Avenger Tail 14 TBM Avenger Gun Turret 15 TBM Avenger Gun Turret 16 TBM Avenger Torpedo Bomber Cabin Door

Grumman/GM TBM Avenger Torpedo Bomber Specifications:

Grumman TBM Avenger Torpedo Bombers at other Aviation Museums in the Northeast
Grumman TBM Avenger Grumman Eastern Avenger
A Grumman TBM Avenger at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, NY Grumman Eastern TBM Avenger at the Mid Atlantic Air Museum in West Chester, PA
Grumman Eastern Avenger Grumman Eastern Avenger
Another Grumman TBM Avenger torpedo bomber at the American Air Power Museum in Farmingdale, NY One more TBM Avenger Torpedo Bomber at the Naval Air Station Wildwood in Rio Grande, NJ
Grumman TBM Avenger Grumman Eastern Avenger
A Grumman TBM Avenger at the Quonset Air Museum in North Kingston, RI One more TBM Avenger Water Bomber at the Naval Air Station Wildwood in Rio Grande, NJ

Length: 40 feet, 9 inches
Wingspan:
54 feet, 2 inches
Height:
13 feet, 9 inches
Crew:
3
Weight:
Empty -10,500lbs Max Takeoff - 16,460lbs
Max Speed: 275mph
Cruise Speed: 150mph
Range: 1,100 miles
Service Ceiling: 23,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 330 gallons
Powerplant: Wright R-2600 Cyclone 14 cylinder radial engine 1,900hp
Armament:
 Three 50cal Browning machine guns
 1,200lb Bomb Load
First Flight : 1941
Cost: $

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