Introduced into the fleet in 1942, the Avenger  torpedo bomber was designed in the late 1930’s as a replacement for the aging Douglas Devastator.  The original TBF Avenger built by Grumman was also contracted out to General Motors, whose planes were designated TBM.
Former President George H.W. Bush, then the youngest naval aviator in the service, was shot down while flying an Avenger from the carrier USS San Jacinto while attacking Chi Chi Jima island, and was rescued by submarine.  
MAM’s Avenger was built in 1945, and she accumulated only 1,227 hours in her eleven years of service.  She saw brief duty as a fire retardant “bomber” before being acquired by MAM in 2001.
Her livery is that of Captain “Zeke” Cormier who flew combat missions from escort carriers in the North Atlantic.

Country: USA

Manufacturer:  Curtiss Wright

Engine: Wright R2600-2D

Horsepower: 2,800 hp

Max Speed: 155/333 mph

Weight:  18,000 lbs

Ceiling: 30,100 feet

Range: 1,130 miles internal fuel(max)
2130 miles with extra fuel

Fuel Usage: 170 gallons per hr. (military power)

Capacity: 795 gallons max
325 gallons internal
Two 100 gallons wing drop tanks
270 gal. drop tank in the bomb bay

Wing Span: 52′ 2″ / 19′ wings folded

Length: 40′

Height: 16′ 5″

Armaent: Two .50 caliber wing machine guns, .50 caliber machine gun, Eight 3.5 inch rockets