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USN Grumman TBM-3 Avenger Torpedo Plane - VT-83, USS Essex (CV-9), April 1945 (1:72 Scale)
USN Grumman TBM-3 Avenger Torpedo Plane - VT-83, USS Essex (CV-9), April 1945

Hobby Master USN Grumman TBM-3 Avenger Torpedo Plane - VT-83, USS Essex (CV-9), April 1945


 
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Hobby Master HA1215 USN Grumman TBM-3 Avenger Torpedo Plane - VT-83, USS Essex (CV-9), April 1945 (1:72 Scale) "Why should we have a navy at all? There are no enemies for it to fight except apparently the Army Air Force."
- General Carl Spaatz, Commander of the US 8th Army Air Force, after WWII

The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) was an American torpedo bomber, developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps and used by a large number of air forces around the world. It entered service in 1942, and began major use during the Battle of Midway.

The Avenger had a large bomb bay, allowing for one Bliss-Leavitt Mark 13 torpedo, a single 2000 lb (900 kg) bomb, or up to four 500 lb (230 kg) bombs. Torpedoes were generally abandoned after Midway and were not carried again regularly until after June of 1944, when improvements mandated their use again. By that time, it was rare for American aircraft to encounter enemy shipping at sea and the Avenger was primarily employed as a ground support weapon. The plane had overall ruggedness and stability, and pilots say it flew like a truck, for better or worse. With a 30,000 foot (10,000 m) ceiling and a fully-loaded range of 1,000 miles (1,600 km), it was better than any previous American torpedo plane, and better than its chief opponent, the then obsolete Japanese Nakajima B5N "Kate".

Pictured here is a 1:72 scale replica of a USN TBM-3 Avenger torpedo plane that was attached to VT-83, then embarked upon the USS Essex during April 1945. Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 10-inches
Length: 8-inches

Release Date: January 2011

Historical Account: "Leading the Way" - USS Essex (CV/CVA/CVS-9) was an aircraft carrier, the lead ship of the 24-ship Essex class built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name. Commissioned in December 1942, Essex participated in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations, earning the Presidential Unit Citation and 13 battle stars. Decommissioned shortly after the end of the war, she was modernized and recommissioned in the early 1950s as an attack carrier (CVA), and then eventually became an Antisubmarine Aircraft Carrier (CVS). In her second career she served mainly in the Atlantic, playing a role in the Cuban missile crisis. She also participated in the Korean War, earning four battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation. She was the primary recovery carrier for the Apollo 7 space mission. She was decommissioned for the last time in 1969 and sold for scrap in 1975.

Features
  • Diecast metal construction
  • Ability to display the model with landing gear in either extended or retracted mode
  • Spinning propeller
  • Opening canopy
  • Comes with seated crewmen figures
  • Realistic paint scheme with authentic insignia
  • Comes with display stand

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