Grumman TBF Avenger – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com The latest in warbirds and historical aviation Wed, 15 Jan 2020 16:52:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WWN-icon-256-150x150.png Grumman TBF Avenger – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com 32 32 Valiant Air Command’s TBM-3E Avenger returns to flight https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2020/01/15/valiant-air-commands-tbm-3e-avenger-returns-to-flight/ https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2020/01/15/valiant-air-commands-tbm-3e-avenger-returns-to-flight/#respond Wed, 15 Jan 2020 16:51:13 +0000 https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=3931

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Valiant Air Command, Inc.’s General Motors TBM-3E Avenger returned to flight on 11 January 2020 after an 18-year long restoration.

The Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum is based near Titusville, Florida, and is home to a large collection of aircraft dating from World War I to the present.

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TBM-3E Avenger VH-VTB in 2015 (Photo Wes Eggins (CC BY-NC 2.0))

Grumman TBM-3E Avenger 53337 registered N337VT (formerly VH-VTB, arrived in the USA in 2017) was probably destroyed ina  crash near Fort Apache, Arizona. After an engine failure over mountainous terrain, the crew bailed out rather than attempt an emergency landing in what would probably have been extremely dangerous conditions.

Both crew members were injured upon landing but are recovering and are no longer with emergency services. The Avenger’s crash site has not yet been located and its exact condition is unknown.

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Update: I had initially mistyped the former registration as VH-CTB instead of VH-VTB. Thanks to Tim B. for pointing out the mistake.

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Tom Buck’s TBM-3E Avenger 53768, one of nine aircraft whose presence has already been confirmed. (Photo D. Miller (CC BY 2.0))

From Warbirds News: a gathering of Grumman Avenger will take place at Illinois Valley Regional Airport on April 16, organised by Brad Deckert and his company TBM Avenger LLC.

Nine aircraft have already been confirmed, and the organisers are hoping others will join. At least 31 Avengers are airworthy in the US as well as four in Canada. A total of 9,839 Avengers were built by Grumman and General Motors.

A Facebook event has been specially created and can be used to follow news on this remarkable event.

More info on Warbirds News.

]]> https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2016/02/10/exceptional-avenger-gathering-in-illinois-on-april-16/feed/ 0 Valiant Air Command TBM Avenger flies again https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2015/04/29/valiant-air-command-tbm-avenger-flies-again/ https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2015/04/29/valiant-air-command-tbm-avenger-flies-again/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2015 13:39:03 +0000 http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=2508 Source: Valiant Air Command.

Source: Valiant Air Command.

The Valiant Air Command’s TBM Avenger flew for the first time on April 25 after 14 years of restoration work.

More information and a video of the first flight can be found on the VAC’s Facebook page.

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