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1945 Grumman TBM-3 Avenger
$1,000,000
True WWII combat veteran TBM-3 Avenger with documented combat history, 3,898 TT, 796 engine hours, 242 SMOH prop, restored by Airpower Unlimited, and museum-level interior. Rare opportunity to own an extraordinary piece of American military aviation. $1,000,000.
Specifications
- Make
- Grumman
- Model
- TBM-3 Avenger
- Year
- 1945
- Registration / Serial
- N7226C
- Country
- United States
- Seats
- 2
- Engine
- Wright R-2600-20
- Total Time
- 3,898
- SPOH
- 242
- SMOH
- 796
About this aircraft
This 1945 Grumman TBM-3 Avenger, Bureau Number 85838, has real WWII combat history. TBM-3E #85838 was accepted into military service on March 29, 1945. Assigned to VT-86, coded "308," entered combat shortly after arrival. Flown by Lt. Harry Badgerow during attacks on Japanese naval vessels near Kure Harbor, Hiroshima, scoring direct hits, helping sink the destroyer Nashi, and playing a role in forcing the surrender of the cruiser Oyodo. Flew over USS Missouri during Japan's official surrender on September 2, 1945, and later flew relief missions delivering supplies to POWs at Nagoya Castle. Professionally restored by Airpower Unlimited (John Lane and crew), museum-grade condition.
Aircraft Highlights
- 1945 Grumman TBM-3 Avenger
- Registration: N7226C
- Bureau Number: 85838
- Documented WWII combat history, VT-86
- Total Time: 3,898 hrs
- Engine: Wright R-2600-20, 796 hrs, 1,750 HP
- Prop: 242 hrs SMOH
- Restored by Airpower Unlimited
Additional Features
- F-102 wheels and brakes (Sanders Aeronautics)
- Smoke system
- Hydraulic wing fold
- Tailhook
- Operational cannon barrels
- Pilot and passenger oxygen
- Skyonics alternator with shutoff valve
- Water spray bar oil cooling with new 20 gallon aluminum tank
- Max range 1,130 nm, cruise 267 mph, service ceiling 23,480 ft
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