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UNKNOWN —
My great unkcle is in this photo from WW2 Pacific Theater, but I don't know what air craft type is. I believe my uncle was a tail gunner behind the pilot which may help to identify the plane in the image.
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Okay, I'll take a shot at it... My first thought is that it is a Douglas SBD Dauntless Scout / Dive Bomber. But then I think that it is a Grumman TBF Avenger Carrier-Borne Torpedo Bomber. Right now I'm leaning toward the Grumman, but I'm not 100 percent sure or either one.
Easy Peasy, on the Douglas the gear retracts inward and on the Grumann the gear retracts outward.
After some more research, I'm about 99 percent sure that it is the Grumman TBF (or TBM depending on who built it) Avenger.
Roger that, Jim! You're right. It just took me a while to get there. And don't sweat the typo. I work for Northrop Grumman, and I get it wrong sometimes, too.
Grumman TBF Avenger Carrier-Borne Torpedo Bomber
Thanks Everyone!
Thanks Everyone!
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| Date | Aircraft | Origin | Destination | Departure | Arrival | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Near Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen) | Near Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen) | First seen 23:14 UTC | Last seen 23:44 UTC | 0:30 |
| 03-Jun-2025 | Unknown | G. Caproni (Mattarello) (LIDT) | G. Caproni (Mattarello) (LIDT) | 15:43 CEST | 15:44 CEST (?) | 0:00 |
| 03-Jun-2025 | Unknown | Near Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige | Near Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige | First seen 13:35 CEST | Last seen 14:09 CEST | 0:34 |
| 03-Jun-2025 | Unknown | G. Caproni (Mattarello) (LIDT) | G. Caproni (Mattarello) (LIDT) | 11:55 CEST | 12:19 CEST (?) | 0:24 |
| 02-Jun-2025 | Unknown | G. Caproni (Mattarello) (LIDT) | G. Caproni (Mattarello) (LIDT) | 22:22 CEST | 22:45 CEST (?) | 0:22 |
| 31-May-2025 | Unknown | Near Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige | Near Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige | First seen 17:29 CEST | Last seen 18:00 CEST | 0:30 |
| 30-May-2025 | Unknown | G. Caproni (Mattarello) (LIDT) | Near Panama City, FL | 20:36 CEST | Last seen 13:56 CDT | 0:19 |
| 28-May-2025 | Unknown | Near Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige | Near Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige | First seen 14:36 CEST | Last seen 15:09 CEST | 0:33 |
| 27-May-2025 | Unknown | Near Pompano Beach, FL | Near Pompano Beach, FL | First seen 20:22 EDT | Last seen 20:55 EDT | 0:32 |
| 26-May-2025 | Unknown | Near South Bimini, Bimini | Near South Bimini, Bimini | First seen 10:07 EDT | Last seen 10:40 EDT | 0:32 |
| 26-May-2025 | Unknown | G. Caproni (Mattarello) (LIDT) | Near Chiredzi, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe | 14:59 CEST | Last seen 15:13 CAT | 0:13 |
| 24-May-2025 | Unknown | G. Caproni (Mattarello) (LIDT) | Comandante FAP Guillermo del Castillo Paredes (TPP / SPST) | 22:08 CEST | 15:26 -05 | 0:18 |
| 23-May-2025 | Unknown | Near Brazzaville | G. Caproni (Mattarello) (LIDT) | First seen 13:00 WAT | 14:30 CEST | 0:29 |
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