List of surviving Grumman TBF Avengers
Main article: Grumman TBF Avenger
Survivors
An Avenger in the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
An Avenger in the Cradle of Aviation Museum
Australia
- Airworthy
- TBM-3
- 53337 - Round Engines Pty Limited in Toowoomba, Queensland.[1]
- 53857 - Bennet Aviation Pty Limited in Redhead, New South Wales.[2]
Canada
- Airworthy
- TBM-3
- 53610 - Shearwater Aviation Museum in Nova Scotia.[3]
- 53858 - Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton, Ontario.[4][5]
- 69361 - Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin, Alberta.[6]
- 91171 - James Wilson in British Columbia.[7]
- On display
- TBM-3
- 53607 - Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum in Fredericton, New Brunswick.[8]
- 85733 - Central New Brunswick Woodsmen's Museum in Boiestown, New Brunswick.[9]
- 85861 - Shearwater Aviation Museum in Nova Scotia.[10]
France
- Airworthy
- TBM-3
- 85869 - AMPAA in Etampes.[11]
Israel
- On display
- TBM-3
- 69355 - Israeli Air Force Museum.[12]
- Under restoration
- TBM-3
New Zealand
- Airworthy
- TBM-3
- 91110 - Brendon Deere, based at RNZAF Base Ohakea, repainted as "Plonky" (build number 47733).[14]
- On display
- TBF-1
- 24336 - RNZAF Museum in Wigram, New Zealand.[15]
- 24337 - Gisborne Aviation Preservation Society in Gisborne, New Zealand.[16]
- Under restoration
- TBF-1
- 47859 - under restoration at the Museum of Transport and Technology, Western Springs, Auckland; and one of four in New Zealand.[17]
Switzerland
- Airworthy
- TBM-3
- 53319 - Trachsel Charles in Matin Calme. It is currently based at the Lausanne Airport of Lausanne, Switzerland.[18]
United Kingdom
- On display
- TBM-3
- 69327 - Imperial War Museum in Duxford.[19]
- 69502 - Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton.[20]
United States
- Airworthy
- TBM-3
- 53119 - Wilson Edwards Jr. in Garden City, Texas.[21]
- 53139 - Greatest General Naval Museum in San Diego, California.[22]
- 53353 - Commemorative Air Force (Missouri Wing) in Portage Des Sioux, Missouri.[23][24]
- 53420 - Tri-State Warbird Museum in Batavia, Ohio.[25][26]
- 53454 - Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia.[27][28]
- 53503 - CAF Rocky Mountain Wing Museum in Grand Junction, Colorado.[29][30]
- 53575 - Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras, Oregon.[31][32]
- 53638 - Mid-Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, Pennsylvania.[33][34]
- 53768 - Thomas Buck in Joliet, Illinois.[35]
- 53785 - Palm Springs Air Museum in Palm Springs, California.[36][37]
- 53787 - Rick Clemens in Carson City, Nevada.[38]
- 53818 - 938138 LLC in Mounds View, Minnesota.[39]
- 53835 - Charles Lynch in Greenwich, Connecticut.[40]
- 69459 - War Eagles Air Museum in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.[41][42]
- TBM-3E
- 85460 - NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum in Cape May County, New Jersey.[43][44]
- 85632 - TBM Avenger Inc. in Eureka, Illinois.[45]
- 85650 - Simmons Aviation Services LCC in Pawcatuck, Connecticut.[46]
- 85794 - Lauridsen Aviation Museum in Buckeye, Arizona.[47][48]
- 85882 - David L. Tinker in Plymouth, Michigan.[49]
- 85886 - American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale, New York.[50][51]
- 85938 - Texas Flying Legends Museum in Houston, Texas.[52][53]
- 85983 - Charles G. Wentworth in Paso Robles, California.[54]
- 86280 - Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, Texas.[55][56]
- 91264 - Planes of Fame in Chino, California.[57][58]
- 91388 - Missionair Inc. in Danbury, Connecticut.[59]
- 91426 - Commemorative Air Force (National Capitol Squadron) in Brandy Station, Virginia.[60][61]
- 91436 - Liberty Aviation Museum in Port Clinton, Ohio.[62][63]
- 91453 - Chris Johnson in Fort Valley, Virginia.[64]
- 91521 - Freeberg Family LLP in Escondido, California.[65]
- 91726 - Pleasant Aviation LLC in Mount Pleasant, Texas.[66]
- 91733 - Collings Foundation in Stow, Massachusetts.[67][68]
- On display
- TBM-1
- 24803 - USS Intrepid (CV-11) at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum at Pier 86 in New York, New York. It is on loan from the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida.[69]
- TBM-3
- 53200 - Museum of Mountain Flying at the Missoula International Airport in Missoula, Montana.[70]
- 53229 - George Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas.[71]
- 53403 - National Museum of the Pacific War at the Pacific Combat Zone in Fredericksburg, Texas. It is on loan from the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida.[72]
- 53593 - National Naval Aviation Museum at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida.[73]
- 53726 - Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum in Miramar, California.[74]
- 53804 - USS Lexington (CV-16) museum in Corpus Christi, Texas.[75]
- 53842 - USS Yorktown (CV-10) at the Patriot's Point Naval and Maritime Museum in Charleston, South Carolina.[76]
- 53914 - Quonset Air Museum, North Kingstown, Rhode Island.[77]
- 69329 - Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston, Texas.[78]
- 69374 - National World War II Museum in New Orleans, LA and was restored by Rolando X Gutierrez, Flyboys Aeroworks, LLC in San Diego, California.[79]
- 69375 - USS Hornet (CV-12) museum in Alameda, California.[80]
- 69472 - Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona.[81]
- TBM-3E
- 85890 - National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia.[82]
- 85957 - USS Midway Museum in San Diego, California. It is on loan from Sidney Summers in San Diego, California.[83]
- 86123 - Mid-America Air Museum in Liberal, Kansas.[84]
- 91586 - Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, Long Island, New York. It is on loan from the Friends For Long Island's Heritage in Huntington, New York, sponsored by Mrs. William T. Schwendler.[85]
- 91664 - NAS Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Florida.[86]
- 91752 - Wings of Eagles Discovery Center in Horsehead, New York.[87]
- Under restoration or in storage
- TBF-1
- 01741 - for static display at the DeLand Naval Air Station Museum at the DeLand Naval Air Station (now the DeLand Municipal Airport) in DeLand, Florida.[88]
- 05997 - for static display at the Yanks Air Museum in Chino, California.[89]
- 24085 - in storage at the Paul Garber Facility of the National Air and Space Museum in Silver Hill, Maryland.[90]
- TBF-1C
- 47887 - to airworthiness by Pacific Fighters for Parts Avenger Northwest LCC in Beaverton, Oregon.[91][92]
- TBM-3
- 53829 - to airworthiness by Tri-State Aviation in Wahpeton, North Dakota.[93]
- 69323 - to airworthiness by Andrew Donohue in Bristow, Oklahoma.[94]
- 69325 - to airworthiness by Darrel Berry in Camden, Tennessee.[95]
- TBM-3E
- 85715 - to airworthiness by Wes Stricker in Rolla, Missouri.[96]
- 91188 - to airworthiness by the Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum in Titusville, Florida.[97][98]
- 91598 - in storage at the Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida.[99]
- 91714 - to airworthiness by Wes Stricker in Columbia, Missouri.[100]
References
Notes
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 53337." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 53857." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register : C-FIMR." Canadian Civil Aircraft Register Retrieved: 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register : C-GCWG." Canadian Civil Aircraft Register Retrieved: 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 53858." Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. Retrieved: 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register : C-GOEG." Canadian Civil Aircraft Register. Retrieved: 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register : C-FBQT." Canadian Civil Aircraft Register. Retrieved: 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 53607." Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 85733." Central New Brunswick Woodmens Museum. Retrieved: 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 85861." Shearwater Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 85869." mamv.fr (in French). Retrieved: 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 69355." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 85506." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "The Story of NZ2518 "Plonky"" The 30th Squadron and Servicing Website Retrieved: 20 April 2015.
- ↑ "Grumman TBF Avenger/Bu. 24336." Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum. Retrieved: 31 March 2015.
- ↑ "Grumman TBF Avenger/Bu.24337." Gisborne Aviation Preservation Society Retrieved: 31 March 2015.
- ↑ "Grumman TBF-1 Avenger, NZ2527." Museum of Transport and Technology. Retrieved: 3 December 2010.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 53319." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 69327." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 69502." Fleet Air Arm Museum. Retrieved: 27 February 2015.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N33BM." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N6VC." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 53353." CAF Missouri Wing. Retrieved: 17 March 2014
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N5264V." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N420GP." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 53420." Tri-State Warbird Museum. Retrieved: 17 March 2014.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 53454." Military Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 17 March 2014.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N7030C." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N53503" FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 53503." CAF Rocky Mountain Wing. Retrieved: 17 March 2014.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N6447C." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 53575" Erickson Aircraft Collection Retrieved: 31 July 2014.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N109K." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 53638." Mid-Atlantic Air Museum. Retrieved: 17 March 2014.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N683G." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N7075C." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 53785." Palm Springs Air Museum. Retrieved: 17 March 2014.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N3969A." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N93818." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N3967A." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N8397H." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 69459. War Eagles Air Museum. Retrieved: 17 March 2014.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N145WB." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 85460" NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum Retrieved: 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N81865." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N85650." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N7001C." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/85794" Lauridsen Aviation Museum Retrieved: 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N9584Z." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N9586Z" FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 85886." American Airpower Museum. Retrieved: 17 March 2014.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N7226C" FAA.gov Retrieved: 16 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 85938" Texas Flying Legends Museum. Retrieved: 16 July 2014.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N28SF." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N86280." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 86280." Cavanaugh Flight Museum. Retrieved: 17 March 2014
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N7835C." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 91264." Planes of Fame. Retrieved: 17 March 2014.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N9564Z" FAA.gov Retrieved: 2 August 2014.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N40402." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 91426." CAF National Capital Squadron. Retrieved: 17 March 2014.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N436GM." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 91436" Liberty Aviation Museum Retrieved: 6 August 2014.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N4170A." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N4171A." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N5260V." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N9590Z." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 91733" Collings Foundation Retrieved: 15 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 24803." Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum. Retrieved: 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 53200." Museum of Mountain Flying. Retrieved: 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 53229." George Bush Presidential Library. Retrieved: 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 53403." National Museum of the Pacific War. Retrieved: 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 53593." National Museum of Naval Aviation. Retrieved: 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 53726." Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 53804." USS Lexington Museum. Retrieved: 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 53842." Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved: 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 53914." Quonset Air Museum. Retrieved: 03 September 2013.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 69329." Lone Star Flight Museum. Retrieved: 17 March 2014.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 69374." National WWII Museum - New Orleans. Retrieved: 18 February 2013.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 69375." USS Hornet Mseum. Retrieved: 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 69472." Pima Air & Space Museum. Retrieved: 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 85890." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 31 March 2015.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 85957." USS Midway Museum. Retrieved: 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 86123." aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 91586." Cradle of Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 91664." NAS Jacksonville Heritage Park. Retrieved: 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 91752" Wings of Eagles Discovery Center Retrieved: 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "Grumman TBF Avenger/01741." DeLand Naval Air Station Museum. Retrieved: 21 May 2013.
- ↑ "Grumman TBF Avenger/Bu. 05997." Yanks Air Museum. Retrieved: 17 January 2011.
- ↑ "Grumman TBF Avenger/Bu. 24085" National Air and Space Museum Retrieved: 22 July 2014.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N4169A." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "Grumman TBF Avenger/47887" Pacific Fighters Retrieved: 2 August 2014.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N293E." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N124TB." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N325GT." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N65VC." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N108Q." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "General Motors TBM Avenger/Bu. 91188." Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum. Retrieved: 17 March 2014.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N9548Z." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "FAA Registry: N9429Z." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 May 2011.