And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
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.
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
All I can say is...
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Heh. First stop before coffee. That star is upside down. They're ALL upside down....Oh.
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DeleteIt won't be upside down once they spread the wings.
DeleteI'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.
ReplyDeleteI 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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