GRUMMAN TBF-1 USA AVENGER
Scale: 1/72
Brand: ACADEMY
Item # 12452

Was kit #1651.

The Grumman TBF-1 went into action during the battle of midway.
The results of that first battle were not encouraging with five
of the six aircraft belonging to VT-8 being shot out of the sky.

However the TBFs had upset the Japanese defense plans and
American dive bombers were able to strike several of the enemy's
carriers. After this intensive battle, the TBF was christened the
Avenger, an appropriate name for the sturdy torpedo bomber that
was to fight all the way to Japan.

The Avenger was on every front of the pacific war and was one of
the prime tools for victory. However, after the war Avenger began
to fade. A few Served with the marines in Korea while a very few
stayed in service until the mid 1950s.

The Avenger found wide use in many foreign countries such as
great Britain, New Zealand, Canada, and Japan. The last military
Avengers were retired by the Japanese during 1962. During the
last few years several individuals and museums have taken the
Avenger into care and have restored several into splendid
examples of the military version of the famous torpedo bomber.