Warbird Information Exchange

Thanks guys,

I will check with everyone listed!

JohnGlen

Ok if memory serves after checking my Big Book Of Avengers The TBF-1 and -1C were identical to the TBM-1C Avenger. The XTBF-3 was the prototype developed by Grumman and became the TBM-3 you all know and love. I read somewhere that they gave General Motors (Eastern Aircraft Division?) a complete TBF but held together with a hell of a lot of Cleco fastners so they could see how it all went together.
Our Airforce got 48 TBF-1 and -1c Avengers. The first 6 (NZ2501-2506) were -1 and they lacked self sealing fuel tanks so stayed in New Zealand. Interestingly the our TBF-1 has both the nose gun AND the wing guns. The TBF-1 originally had only the forward nose gun and no wing guns. Then the TBF-1C had wing guns but no nose gun! The Airforce Museum has NZ2504 which was used as a target tug during the war for our Corsair Squadrons and post war til 1959. She was also used in topdressing trials in 1948!!! (I was on the restoration team in 1979/80 and found super-phospate in the tail cone!!) She is now displayed as TBF-1C NZ2521 which was shot down by AA during a mission.

I just found this thread, I'm only about 80 minutes east of Baltimore on Delmarva. How has this TBM progressed since the last update?


Chappie

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Hi John, I have seen that type of valve in a number of different types, it is common to the Grumman Mallard for the gear selecter and flap follow up valve,also the DHC-6 twin otter flap follow up, and is very similar to the T-28 flap follow up which has a sort of walking beam pivoting around the centre shaft.All of these valves should have the square section on the shaft you need for the control arm in your illustration,cheers,Pete

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Chappie......... I will briefly chime in..... The answer is yes........ although John Fuentes and others have not updated Wix in a while, there are updates on Shop Built Forum..... follow this link.....
http://www.shopbuiltforum.com/phpbb3/vi ... f=1&t=1439

Also there is a thread (here) on the Wix forum for this CAF Avenger http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.o ... 93&start=0
The engine is currently with Ray Anderson and should be completed this summer...... If all goes well, the squadron is planning on having the TBM flying late this year........ I can't wait.......

alan

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Thanks for the link Al!

Chappie

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Brrring. Dispersal? TWO SECTIONS SCRAMBLE!!