How to Use torpedo bomber in a Sentence

torpedo bomber

noun
  • The pair were engaged a year and a half later, right as Bush was sent to war as a Navy torpedo bomber pilot.
    NBC News, 17 Apr. 2018
  • The couple became engaged a year and a half later, as Bush prepared to ship out as a Navy torpedo bomber pilot.
    Emily Foxhall, Houston Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2018
  • American dive and torpedo bombers joined in on the attack on the Hiei, which was so badly damaged she was scuttled after the battle.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 7 Feb. 2019
  • The initial wave of torpedo bombers was nearly wiped out, but the attack drew Japanese fighters away from the carriers.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN, 21 Oct. 2019
  • He was assigned to fly torpedo bombers off aircraft carriers in the Pacific theater.
    Rachel Siegel, courant.com, 24 Apr. 2018

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