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A U.S. Navy Douglas TBD-1 Devastator torpedo bomber. Devastators first entered Navy service in 1937, and, even though they were then one of the most advanced USN aircraft, by 1942 were considered obsolete. It could carry one Mark 13 torpedo or up to 12,000 pounds of bombs. It had one forward firing 50 caliber machine gun and two flexible 30 caliber machine guns in the rear cockpit. TBD stands for “Torpedo Bomber Douglas.” U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.997

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current18:24, 14 October 2015Thumbnail for version as of 18:24, 14 October 20152,097 × 1,589 (1.24 MB)Davidboslaugh (talk | contribs)A U.S. Navy Douglas TBD-1 Devastator torpedo bomber. Devastators first entered Navy service in 1937, and, even though they were then one of the most advanced USN aircraft, by 1942 were considered obsolete. It could carry one Mark 13 torpedo or up to 12...