In the same area, researchers also located a Grumman TBF Avenger—a torpedo bomber used by the U.S. Navy during and after World War II. The aircraft crashed in 1950, but unlike many wrecks of its ...

When Pearl Harbor came into view, black smoke was already rising from the U.S. ships hit by the first wave of Japan’s surprise attack. The crew of a Nakajima B5N2 torpedo bomber readied for its run.

The TBM Avenger is the largest and heaviest single-engine bomber of World War II, according to Capital Wing Warbird Rides Coordinator Pete Ballard. It is powered by a 14-cylinder radial engine ...