- 1942 ~ 1960s (World War Two)
- United States Navy and Marine Corps
- torpedo bomber
- replaced Douglas TBD Devastator after Battle of Midway
- sharing credit for sinking IJN battleships Yamato and Musashi
- TBM - TBF built by General Motors(GM)
- TBF-1 - Initial production (1,526 built)
- TBF-1C - TBF-1 with two 0.5 in (12.7 mm) wing guns and increased fuel capacity to 726 US gal (2,748 l). (765 built)
- TBM-1 - as TBF-1 (550 built)
- TBM-1C - as TBF-1C. (2336 built)
- TBM-3 - as TBM-1C, double cooling intakes, engine upgrade, minor changes. (4,011 built)
Battle of Leyte Gulf [23–26 Oct 1944, Philippines] - the largest naval battle of World War II, consisting of four engagements: the
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, the
Battle of Surigao Strait, the
Battle off Cape Engaño and the
Battle off Samar. The Japanese Navy suffered heavy losses and unable to launch a similar attack again (also lack of fuel)
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My First Kit
Starter Package
Aircraft
Armour
Ship
Car; Motorcycle & Train
Earth & Culture
Sci-Fi
Paints & Tools
Rigging; Wire; Chain & Tubing
Decal
Display & Storage
Book & DVD
Board Game
Jigsaw Puzzles
Finished Kit
