One of the most legendary naval aircraft of WWII, the Grumman TBF
Avenger (and the General Motors-produced TBM) saw action in most of
the major battles in the Pacific including Midway and Leyte Gulf.
Armed with a forward machine gun and a second in a dorsal turret,
the plane could carry a 21-inch torpedo or four 500-lb. bombs, or a
combination thereof. Avengers are credited with sinking the
Japanese superbattleships Musashi and Yamato. A young aviator who
would later become President, George H.W. Bush flew a TBF off the
carrier USS San Jacinto in 1943-44. Originally printed by Grumman,
G.M. and the U.S. Navy late in the war, this TBM-3 Flight Operating
Handbook taught pilots everything they needed to know before
entering the cockpit. Classified "Restricted", the manual was
declassified long ago and is here reprinted in book form. This
affordable facsimile has been reformatted and color images appear
in black and white. Care has been taken however to preserve the
integrity of the text.
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