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Mark Allen M
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Have a nice Thanksgiving ...

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Ordnancemen load Mk 10 mines into the bomb bay of a TBF-1 1C Avenger from Torpedo Squadron (VT) 16 on the flight deck of the carrier Lexington (CV 16)

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Loading a Mark XIII torpedo into the bomb bay of a Grumman TBF-1 Avenger torpedo bomber, 12 September 1943

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Loading a Mark XIII torpedo into the bomb bay of a Grumman TBF-1 Avenger torpedo bomber, 12 September 1943

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TBF-1 Avenger bomb bay

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TBF-1 Avenger bomb bay torpedo loading sequence

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TBF-1 Avenger bomb bay torpedo loaded

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TBF-1 Avenger bomb bay torpedo loaded

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TBF-1 Avenger bomb bay bomb loading sequence

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TBF-1 Avenger bomb bay bomb loading sequence

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TBF-1 Avenger bomb bay bomb loaded

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Extra fuel tank loaded

... and off you go ...

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TBF-1C Avenger, with Torpedo Squadron Thirty-Two (VT-32) on CVL-27 (USS Langley), in flight at Oahu.

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TBF TBM Avengers off Intrepid (CV 11) in flight

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Cool load outs. Thanks for posting them, Mark. What about FIDO?

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Here is a shot of Brad Deckert's TBM stuffed into a C-17 for a recent trip to Hawaii.


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Unscrupulously lifted from Brad's Facebook Page. :)
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Here is a shot of Brad Deckert's TBM stuffed into a C-17 for a recent trip to Hawaii.


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Unscrupulously lifted from Brad's Facebook Page. :)

Now there is something you dont see everyday! :drink3:

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Mark Allen M wrote:
Have a nice Thanksgiving ...

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Ordnancemen load Mk 10 mines into the bomb bay of a TBF-1 1C Avenger from Torpedo Squadron (VT) 16 on the flight deck of the carrier Lexington (CV 16)

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Loading a Mark XIII torpedo into the bomb bay of a Grumman TBF-1 Avenger torpedo bomber, 12 September 1943

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Loading a Mark XIII torpedo into the bomb bay of a Grumman TBF-1 Avenger torpedo bomber, 12 September 1943

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TBF-1 Avenger bomb bay

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TBF-1 Avenger bomb bay torpedo loading sequence

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TBF-1 Avenger bomb bay torpedo loaded

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TBF-1 Avenger bomb bay torpedo loaded

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TBF-1 Avenger bomb bay bomb loading sequence

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TBF-1 Avenger bomb bay bomb loading sequence

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TBF-1 Avenger bomb bay bomb loaded

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Extra fuel tank loaded

... and off you go ...

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TBF-1C Avenger, with Torpedo Squadron Thirty-Two (VT-32) on CVL-27 (USS Langley), in flight at Oahu.

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TBF TBM Avengers off Intrepid (CV 11) in flight

Great stuff, Mark. Happy Thanksgiving to you as well!

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Where in Hawaii is this Avenger going??

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Pat Carry wrote:
Where in Hawaii is this Avenger going??

It was there for an airshow. It is back in IL now.
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Clifford Bossie wrote:
Cool load outs. Thanks for posting them, Mark. What about FIDO?


Mine/Torpedo Mk 24 (nicknamed "Fido" in service) In the bomb bay of a TBM "Avenger" on board USS MANILA BAY (CVE-61), 24 February 1944. A pair of depth bombs are installed behind the "Fido". The Mk 24 was the Navy's wartime anti-submarine homing torpedo.

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Where in Hawaii is this Avenger going??

It was there for an airshow. It is back in IL now.


I thought it was suppose to go over with Jim Tobul's -4 and Greg Shelton's FM-2?

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Mark Allen M wrote:
Clifford Bossie wrote:
Cool load outs. Thanks for posting them, Mark. What about FIDO?


Mine/Torpedo Mk 24 (nicknamed "Fido" in service) In the bomb bay of a TBM "Avenger" on board USS MANILA BAY (CVE-61), 24 February 1944. A pair of depth bombs are installed behind the "Fido". The Mk 24 was the Navy's wartime anti-submarine homing torpedo.

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Thanks Mark. Those are better quality photos than mine.

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Being a former Avenger owner/pilot [b/n 91110] I love seeing pics of operational aircraft.

Nice spelling of GRUMAN on one of the ordnances.... the "Spelling Police" won't believe it but there it is!
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Does anyone have any really good FIDO documentation? Good enough to, say, build a replica? I've only found basic dimensions so far

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Does anyone have any really good FIDO documentation? Good enough to, say, build a replica? I've only found basic dimensions so far



I'm with you on that one, I would like to find a FIDO, or Mk 13 for the War Eagles Turkey. Short of that I want to build a replica of the "Mk 24 Mine".

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Anyone catch in the first two photos that the birds are "tied down" with rope on the deck? :shock:
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