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
General Motors TBM-3E Avenger in flight, 2014
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 prior to the Battle of Midway to avoid confusion with Japanese insignia.
TBF Avenger in mid-1942
George H. W. Bush
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George Herbert Walker Bush was the 41st president of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 43rd vice president under Ronald Reagan. His son,
Grumman TBF Avenger
…as their only major prize. Mitscher's gamble did not pay off as well as he had hoped. In June 1943, shortly before his 19th birthday, future president George H. W. Bush was commissioned as the youngest naval aviator at the time. Later, while flying a TBM with VT-51 (from USS San Jacinto), his Avenger was shot down on…
Official portrait, 1989
Bush's Phillips Academy yearbook photo, 1942
Bush in his Grumman TBM Avenger aboard the USS San Jacinto in 1944, during World War II
Bush, top right, standing with his wife and children, mid-1960s