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More on the Grumman Avenger

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Reader David S posted this as a comment earlier. It provides additional detail on the aircraft:
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This is a nice photo; I’m glad the Smithsonian is paying appropriate homage to this fine warbird.
The photo in the photo shows TBF/TBM Avengers in flight between May 1942 and Feb 1943, according to the National Insignia on the [...]

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Grumman Avenger

Friday, October 3, 2008

It’s funny how subjects for writing sometimes find you. I tell my students this from time to time, but they never really believe me. Here’s how it worked for this post.
The other day I inadvertently deleted a folder on my desktop that contained a few pictures, about 100 or so, and in the [...]

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