Turretless Avengers

• Mar 23, 2023

• #21

cammerjeff

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I just stumbled on a set of Pictures of a Turretless avenger crash test from here Warbird Information Exchange • View topic - Grumman, the people that made the planes 12 SEPT 2010

Looks to be post WWII, I never knew they crash tested A/C like cars back in that time frame.

 

• Mar 26, 2023

• #22

fubar57

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• Mar 28, 2023

• #23

cammerjeff

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Just stumbled on these colorful one's



source Tailhook Topics

 

• Mar 31, 2023

• #24

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J4F-2 said:

Well, there was this one too. TBM-3E (BuNo 69465) 18 January 1946, at Patuxent River, MD.
I don't know if it was part of the TBM-5 program or not. It doesn't quit fit the bill for -5, the seating is wrong.View attachment 708677

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What's under the wing?

 

• Mar 31, 2023

• #25

Greg Boeser

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JCH said:

What's under the wing?

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Radar pod, I think.

 

• Mar 31, 2023

• #26

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JCH said:

What's under the wing?

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AN/APS-4 surface search radar pod.

AN/APS-4 search radar - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

• Apr 4, 2023

• #27

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TBM with Belly Radar from web

 

• Apr 4, 2023

• #28

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