Name/Title
Avengers Preparing for TakeoffDescription
Photograph of crewmen directing TBF Avengers and Torpedo Squadron Twenty-Eight (VT-28) launching from the flight deck of the USS Monterey (CVL-26) for a bombing mission on Tintain in June 1944.Context
The TBF/TBM Avenger would serve as the Navy's primary torpedo bomber for the majority of the Second World War. As the Japanese Navy's surface fleet dwindled, the Avenger found itself also serving in bombing and other support roles. The Avenger would be the largest single engine aircraft of World War II. Greatly modified after the war, it remained in use until the 1960's.Collection
Dwight Long Collection, USS Yorktown CV-10Acquisition
Accession
2013.00022Source or Donor
Dwight Stanley LongAcquisition Method
GiftUpdate Date
October 9, 2024