Avenger at Ohakea
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 5:05 pmSorry for taking a while to upload some photos of the RNZAF's 75th Anniversary Air Show.
Here are some of them.
The Avenger was the largest single engine aircraft of World War Two.
It was powered by a Wright R-2600-20 radial engine that generated 1,900 hp.
The turret gunner was armed with a .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine gun.
A single .30 caliber hand-fired machine gun mounted was ventrally (under the tail), which was used to defend against enemy fighters attacking from below and to the rear.
Read more about the Grumman Avenger here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_TBF_Avenger
More photos soon.
Here are some of them.
The Avenger was the largest single engine aircraft of World War Two.
It was powered by a Wright R-2600-20 radial engine that generated 1,900 hp.
The turret gunner was armed with a .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine gun.
A single .30 caliber hand-fired machine gun mounted was ventrally (under the tail), which was used to defend against enemy fighters attacking from below and to the rear.
Read more about the Grumman Avenger here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_TBF_Avenger
More photos soon.
