Home > Combat Aircraft > Hobby Master > Hobby Master Diecast Military Aircraft (1:72 Scale) > World War II Military Aircraft > Grumman Avenger Torpedo Bombers >

USN Grumman TBF-1C Avenger Torpedo Plane - "White 97", VT-2, USS Hornet (CV-8), "Battle of the Philippine Sea", June 1944 (1:72 Scale)
USN Grumman TBF-1C Avenger Torpedo Plane - White 97, VT-2, USS Hornet (CV-8), Battle of the Philippine Sea, June 1944

Hobby Master USN Grumman TBF-1C Avenger Torpedo Plane - 'White 97', VT-2, USS Hornet (CV-8), 'Battle of the Philippine Sea', June 1944




 
List Price: $109.99
Our Price: $104.99 Sold Out!
You save $5.00!
You'll earn: 105 points

Stock Status: (Out of Stock)


Availability: Currently Unavailable
Product Code: HA1208

Description Extended Information
 
Hobby Master HA1208 USN Grumman TBF-1C Avenger Torpedo Plane - "White 97", VT-2, USS Hornet (CV-8), "Battle of the Philippine Sea", June 1944 (1:72 Scale) "Why should we have a navy at all? There are no enemies for it to fight except apparently the Army Air Force."
- General Carl Spaatz, Commander of the US 8th Army Air Force, after WWII

The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) was an American torpedo bomber, developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps and used by a large number of air forces around the world. It entered service in 1942, and began major use during the Battle of Midway.

The Avenger had a large bomb bay, allowing for one Bliss-Leavitt Mark 13 torpedo, a single 2000 lb (900 kg) bomb, or up to four 500 lb (230 kg) bombs. Torpedoes were generally abandoned after Midway and were not carried again regularly until after June of 1944, when improvements mandated their use again. By that time, it was rare for American aircraft to encounter enemy shipping at sea and the Avenger was primarily employed as a ground support weapon. The plane had overall ruggedness and stability, and pilots say it flew like a truck, for better or worse. With a 30,000 foot (10,000 m) ceiling and a fully-loaded range of 1,000 miles (1,600 km), it was better than any previous American torpedo plane, and better than its chief opponent, the then obsolete Japanese Nakajima B5N "Kate".

Pictured here is a 1:72 scale replica of a USN Grumman TBF-1C Avenger torpedo plane that was attached to VT-2, then embarked upon the USS Hornet (CV-8) during June 1944. Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 10-inches
Length: 8-inches

Release Date: June 2008

Historical Account: "I Shall Return" - The Battle of the Philippine Sea was a major and decisive naval battle of World War II, and the largest aircraft carrier battle in history. It was fought between the navies of the United States and the Empire of Japan. Part of the wider Pacific War, this action occurred on June 19-20, 1944 off the Mariana Islands and also involved Japanese land-based aircraft. The engagement proved disastrous for the Imperial Japanese Navy which lost three aircraft carriers and some 600 aircraft. These losses are largely attributed to the obsolescence of Japanese aircraft types and even more so to the in most cases extreme inexperience of their air crews, in contrast to the US Navy's more modern Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter, its better-trained and more experienced pilots, and its radar-direction of combat air patrols.

Features
  • Diecast metal construction
  • Ability to display the model with landing gear in either extended or retracted mode
  • Spinning propeller
  • Opening canopy
  • Comes with seated crewmen figures
  • Realistic paint scheme with authentic insignia
  • Comes with display stand

Share your knowledge of this product with other customers... Be the first to write a review

Browse for more products in the same category as this item:

Combat Aircraft > Hobby Master > Hobby Master Diecast Military Aircraft (1:72 Scale) > World War II Military Aircraft > Grumman Avenger Torpedo Bombers
Aircraft Hangar > World War II: War in the Pacific > The Irresistable Force (Jan 1944 - Dec 1944)