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| Designation: | Grumman Avenger |
| Model: | TBF-1 |
| Identification No: | 001747: USN |
| Designed by: | Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation |
| Built at: | Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation |
| Bethpage, New York, USA | |
| construction no: | 2781 |
| Item Category: | Bomber, Torpedo |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | National Naval Aviation Museum |
| Document: | US Naval Air Museum, FOIA Jul 2017 |
| Owner Reference No: | 1991.389.001 |
| Comments: | Ditched in Lake Michigan off USS Wolverine on June 11, 1943. Recovered in 1991. |
| Current Status: | In Restoration | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Deland Naval Air Station Museum | |
| 910 Biscayne Blvd | ||
| Deland, Florida, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 29.0573416-81.2878027 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| http://delandnavalairmuseum.org/ |
| https://delandnavalairmuseum.org/projects/tbf-avenger/ |
In-House private documents: |
| US Naval Air Museum, FOIA Jul 2017 |
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Last update to record: 2026-03-25