MRC Academy TBF-1 Avenger

Desktop display stand included Detailed landing gear Accurate fuselage machine gun turret Detailed cockpit with pilot figure Fully engraved panel lines Item Number: 12452Dimensions: 12.01 x 5.59 x 2.17 inchesWeight: 0.42 lbThis is a 1/72 scale Academy plastic model kit. The Grumman TBF-1 U.S. Navy Torpedo Bomber went into action during the battle of Midway. The results of that first battle were not encouraging with five of the six aircraft belonging to VT-8 being shot out of the sky. However the TBFs had upset the Japanese defense plans and American dive bombers were able to strike several of the enemy's carriers. After this intensive battle, the TBF was christened the "Avenger", an appropriate name for the sturdy torpedo bomber that was to fight all the way to Japan. The Avenger was on every front of the pacific war and was one of the prime tools for victory. However, after the war Avenger began to fade. A few served with the Marines in Korea while a very few stayed in service until