Recent Examples on the WebBefore becoming the 41st U.S. President, George H. W. Bush received training on the Avenger TBF/TBM torpedo bomber at NAS Ft. Lauderdale from June 16 to Aug. 16, 1943.—Lauren Ferrer, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2024 Several hundred aircraft would assemble, including dive bombers, torpedo bombers and fighter planes, such as the P38 Lightnings, F4F Wildcats, F6F Hellcats, F4U Corsairs and P-40 Warhawks.—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023 During World War II, the East Troy native flew Avenger torpedo bombers off the carrier Saginaw Bay in the Pacific Theater.—Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023 As a tail gunner in a TBM Avenger torpedo bomber, Guggenheim flew several missions off the aircraft carrier Nehenta Bay during the battle of Okinawa, firing his .50-caliber gun at radar installations and ammo dumps on kamikaze bases in the Sakashima Islands.—Rinker Buck, WSJ, 10 Oct. 2021 See all Example Sentences for torpedo bomber
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