Found this great pic with a view from underneath.
I reckon its an Avenger.
WW2 Pic from a different perspective!
I reckon its an Avenger.
Yes, that is an Avenger from the USS Bunker Hill.
View from the torpedo.
Great find ! Really love the picture.
Bill
Photo taken by Slim Pickens while riding the torpedoOriginally Posted by csadn
View from the torpedo.
Photo taken by Slim Pickens while riding the torpedo
Love the arrow and in very small letters "Drop whilst flying this way".
See you on the Dark Side......
Here is a photo of the Avenger at the MAM. A little look at the bomb bay.
Arrow = "point towards enemy!"
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
When you think about it, that is a pretty big bomb bay to have on a single engined plane. Admittedly, it had to be that size to fit a torpedo in.
Certainly helped make it a decent bomb carrier as well; one reason they started cutting back on dive bombers on the carriers was the Avenger's versatility.
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Also why the _Avenger_ spawned so many variants postwar -- take out the torp/bomb bay, and one can pack all manner of stuff in there....
During the war too; including an early AWACs version.
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
During the war too; including an early AWACs version.
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Was thinking of that one, but couldn't recall if it was in-war, or post-war only.
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