DOUGLAS TBD-1 DEVASTATOR
TBD-1 2-T-1 (BuNo 0300)
section leader I & CO VT-2
Lt.Cdr. W. Sinton
San Diego/California, early 1938
When it was delivered to the US Navy in 1937, the Devastator was the most advanced torpedo bomber in the world. A mere four years later, however, the TBD was practically obsolete, a fact which became painfully obvious when the majority of the Devastators sent against the Japanese at the battle of Midway were shot down without hitting their targets. Luckily its replacement (the Grumman TBF Avenger) was coming on line at that time, and soon all Devastators were withdrawn from front-line service.
DOUGLAS TBD-1 DEVASTATOR
TBD-1 2-T-1 (BuNo 0300)
section leader I & CO VT-2
Lt.Cdr. W. Sinton
San Diego/California, early 1938
When it was delivered to the US Navy in 1937, the Devastator was the most advanced torpedo bomber in the world. A mere four years later, however, the TBD was practically obsolete, a fact which became painfully obvious when the majority of the Devastators sent against the Japanese at the battle of Midway were shot down without hitting their targets. Luckily its replacement (the Grumman TBF Avenger) was coming on line at that time, and soon all Devastators were withdrawn from front-line service.