WF/CK TBM-3 Avenger VT82 2026-10-29

[Captain Kurt]

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WF/CK TBM-3 Avenger VT82 - General Motors Eastern Aircraft TBM-3 Avenger VT82

General Motors TBM-3 Avenger

Unit: VT-82 USS Bennington February 1945

After the Battle of Midway which was disastrous for the TBD Devastator torpedo squadrons, the Grumman Avenger became the standard torpedo bomber for the US Navy. With orders for the Grumman TBF Avenger outstripping Grumman's production capacity, the decision was taken for General Motors to produce the aircraft. These would be known as TBM Avengers.

While Grumman had attempted to continue development of their TBF...

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[UncleTgt]

Thanks for the TBM3 Kurt.

 

[Shadow Wolf 07]

Thanks for the 2 lovely TBM-3 aircraft! Just curious, did VT-15 upgrade to this variant?

Cheers:
Greg

 

[Captain Kurt]

Thanks for the 2 lovely TBM-3 aircraft! Just curious, did VT-15 upgrade to this variant?

Cheers:
Greg

According to AI

Torpedo Squadron 15 (VT-15) was never equipped with TBM-3 Avengers during its frontline World War II combat deployment.
During their highly decorated combat cruise aboard the USS Essex (CV-9) from May to November 1944—which included major actions like the Battle of the Philippine Sea, the invasion of Guam, and the Battle of Leyte Gulf—the squadron exclusively flew TBF-1C and TBM-1C Avengers. [1, 2, 3]
While the upgraded TBM-3 variant (featuring a more powerful engine and underwing rocket hardpoints) entered production in mid-1944, it did not reach VT-15 before the squadron was pulled back to the United States to reform and decommission at the end of its tour. [1]

 

[Hiede]

According to AI

Torpedo Squadron 15 (VT-15) was never equipped with TBM-3 Avengers during its frontline World War II combat deployment.
During their highly decorated combat cruise aboard the USS Essex (CV-9) from May to November 1944—which included major actions like the Battle of the Philippine Sea, the invasion of Guam, and the Battle of Leyte Gulf—the squadron exclusively flew TBF-1C and TBM-1C Avengers. [1, 2, 3]
While the upgraded TBM-3 variant (featuring a more powerful engine and underwing rocket hardpoints) entered production in mid-1944, it did not reach VT-15 before the squadron was pulled back to the United States to reform and decommission at the end of its tour. [1]

VT-90 of Enterprise did for their night squadron.Enterprise was the first US Fleet Carrier to become a night carrier.They formed the squadrons late 1944 and started seeing action early 1945,there was also a light carrier that also did night actions.

Hiede