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HOBBY MASTER
Avenger II S/N JZ 490, Donibristle, 1944
MODEL NO. HA1210
SCALE 1/72
The Aircraft
The Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm was the major user of the Avengers other than the United States during World War II was the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. The British originally called the aircraft the “Tarpon”, but this was changed to “Avengers” and they served in fourteen squadrons of the Royal Navy.
With the demand of Avengers exceeding the capacity of the Eastern Division of Grumman, General Motors was contracted as a second source of supply. Avengers with the designation TBM-1 and TBM-1C were built from September 1942 with a total of 7,546 being delivered. Of these early versions from General Motors, some 334 TBM-1s were supplied to the Royal Navy and designated Avenger MkII.
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