Monday, August 26, 2019

Avengers


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  1. Heh. First stop before coffee. That star is upside down. They're ALL upside down....Oh.

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    1. All part of His Satanic Majesty's Air Force, of course. ;)

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    2. It won't be upside down once they spread the wings.

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  2. I've heard ONE Avenger fire up, taxi and take-off - the roar of that enormous radial engine was unbelievable - I simply cannot imagine the sound of all eight of those aircraft at once.

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  3. I want to see someone rebuild the TBM-4 (those are all -3's I think) The TBM -4 had a Martin two gun power turret in place of the one gun Grumman turret. Hydraulic control boosters, a stronger wing, and no third crewman. All the bomb/Torpedo release gear was moved to the cockpit. An upgrade to the R-2800-w (forgot the suffix)2500 HP engine. The same prop used on the Bearcat and Skyraider and 20MM cannon in the wings. 1550 were ordered in January of 1945. Three got built. Then the war ended. There are few photos.---Ray

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