General Motors TBM-3E Avenger
From March to September of 1945 this Avenger was assigned to the Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron 234 (VMTB 234), flew off the U.S.S. Vella Gulf, and conducted strikes on the islands of Pagan and Rota in the Marianas and on Okinawa. After the war, it was converted to a fire bomber in Canada and then later restored.
The box towards the end of the left wing is labeled "Torpedo Training Camera."
Seen at the 2025 Thunder Over Michigan Airshow. #ThunderOverMI
General Motors TBM-3E Avenger
From March to September of 1945 this Avenger was assigned to the Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron 234 (VMTB 234), flew off the U.S.S. Vella Gulf, and conducted strikes on the islands of Pagan and Rota in the Marianas and on Okinawa. After the war, it was converted to a fire bomber in Canada and then later restored.
The box towards the end of the left wing is labeled "Torpedo Training Camera."
Seen at the 2025 Thunder Over Michigan Airshow. #ThunderOverMI