02274cam a2200409 a 4500 ocm42310369 OCoLC 20240626091539.0 001023s1999 enkac 000 0 eng GB99W0039 bnb 012690920 Uk 1855329026 9781855329027 AU@ 000021909813 NLGGC 185697364 NZ1 5324643 (OCoLC)42310369 UKM eng UKM WNC OCLCQ BAKER YDXCP UKMGB BDX OCLCF OCLCQ OCLCO OCL NTG OCL OCLCO OCLCL OCLCQ n-us--- UG1242.A28 T46 Tillman, Barrett. TBF/TBM Avenger units of World War 2 / Barrett Tillman. Oxford : Osprey, 1999. 96 p: ill (some color), portraits ; 25 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Osprey combat aircraft ; 16 Produced as a replacement for the Douglas TBD Devastator, two prototype XTBF-1s were ordered from Grumman in April 1940, along with the rival XTBU-1 design from Consolidated. The XTBF-1 was distinctly 'rotund' due to its capacious internal bomb bay, which was large enough to contain the biggest (22-in) torpedo in the Navy arsenal. By the end of January 1942 the first production TBF-1s were issued to the US Navy. The Avenger meted out severe retribution on the Japanese over the next three years in the Pacific, participating in every major engagement from Midway onwards. The Navy's demand for the aircraft soon outstripped Grumman's production capacity, so General Motors was contracted to build the near identical TBM-1 from September 1942 onwards. All wartime users of the aircraft are detailed in this volume, with numerous first-hand accounts and detailed appendices. United States. Air Force History. 1939-1945 fast World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American. United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628 lcc BK 0 NO HOLDINGS IN GHUCC - 35 OTHER HOLDINGS 755 755 0 0 lcc 0 0 REF GAFC GAFC GEN 2024-06-26 0 UG1242.A28 T46 2024-1042 2024-06-26 09:17:31 2024-06-26 BK