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Fairey Barracuda
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The Fairey Barracuda was a British carrier-borne torpedo and dive bomber designed by Fairey Aviation. It was the first aircraft of this type operated by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy to be fabri
Fairey Barracuda Mk II of 814th Naval Air Squadron over HMS Venerable (R63)
Fairey Barracuda Mk II of 814th Naval Air Squadron over HMS Venerable (R63)
Barracuda Mk II carrying an 18-inch (46 cm) aerial torpedo. The ASV radar "Yagi" antennae are visible above the wings.
Barracuda Mk II carrying an 18-inch (46 cm) aerial torpedo. The ASV radar "Yagi" antennae are visible above the wings.
A Barracuda Mk. V; notice the squared off wing tips and the enlarged radiator and spinner for the Griffon engine. The lack of the larger fin and wing
A Barracuda Mk. V; notice the squared off wing tips and the enlarged radiator and spinner for the Griffon engine. The lack of the larger fin and wing radar pod suggests that this is the prototype.
Stockport-built Barracuda V with final enlarged pointed fin at Ringway in May 1946
Stockport-built Barracuda V with final enlarged pointed fin at Ringway in May 1946
Grumman TBF Avenger
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The Grumman TBF Avenger is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps and also eventually used by several air and naval aviation servic
Fairey Barracuda
…was a factor in the decision to re-equip the torpedo bomber squadrons aboard the fleet carriers of the British Pacific Fleet with American-built Grumman Avengers. In the Pacific, a major problem hindering the Barracuda was the need to fly over Indonesian mountain ranges to strike at targets on the eastern side…
General Motors TBM-3E Avenger in flight, 2014
General Motors TBM-3E Avenger in flight, 2014
A TBM with Sto-Wing folding wings
A TBM with Sto-Wing folding wings
TBF-1 Avenger early in 1942. Note the red spot centered in the U.S. roundel and flag-inspired fin flash on the rudder, both of which were removed prio
TBF-1 Avenger early in 1942. Note the red spot centered in the U.S. roundel and flag-inspired fin flash on the rudder, both of which were removed prior to the Battle of Midway to avoid confusion with Japanese insignia.
TBF Avenger in mid-1942
TBF Avenger in mid-1942