Click to open image viewer. During the late 1930s the U.S. Navy began to modernize its fleet of carrier aircraft. By the end of the decade, all metal monoplane fighters, dive bombers and torpedo ...

The Grumman TBF Avenger made its combat debut during the Battle of Midway in 1942 - and only one of the six aircraft returned. Despite this rocky start, it quickly became the backbone of the Navy's ...

The age of the battleship is over. And yet, history is filled with countless examples of how they lived, fought, and died. The TBF Avenger has a special place in this ...