Where can i get some good reference photos/info for a ground attack Avenger (bomb and rocket equipped rather than torpedo) from okinawa era
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Ground Attack Avenger
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tmanthegreat
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Well, after a bit of searching, I came across the Cybermodeler Online website for the TBF/TBM Avenger:
http://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/tbf/tbf.shtml
It has a bunch of detailed reference photos, which are really quite helpful, including this one for the bombay setup:
Also remember that by this stage in the war, the tri-color scheme was being phased out on US Naval aircraft and they were being painted in a solid dark-sea-blue scheme. (Sort of like the 21c "Flight 19" Avenger). You can see that in this photo of these Avengers over Okinawa:
Hope all this helps
http://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/tbf/tbf.shtml
It has a bunch of detailed reference photos, which are really quite helpful, including this one for the bombay setup:
Also remember that by this stage in the war, the tri-color scheme was being phased out on US Naval aircraft and they were being painted in a solid dark-sea-blue scheme. (Sort of like the 21c "Flight 19" Avenger). You can see that in this photo of these Avengers over Okinawa:
Hope all this helps
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Thanks, I searched using Aneger and Okinawa but did not find much in the way of reference photos.
My Dad was a radio/radar operator on an Avenger at Okinawa. He was real clear on the bombs and rockets vs torpedo. But was not sure about the colors or insigna. He remembered dark gray unless weathering had a big impact on the coloring
My Dad was a radio/radar operator on an Avenger at Okinawa. He was real clear on the bombs and rockets vs torpedo. But was not sure about the colors or insigna. He remembered dark gray unless weathering had a big impact on the coloring