Aircraft Photo of NZ2505 | Grumman TBF-1C Avenger | New Zealand - Air Force | AirHistory.net #425228
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:NZ2505
Aircraft Original Type:Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger (G-40)
Aircraft Generic Type:Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger (G-40)
Aircraft Version:Grumman TBF-1C Avenger
C/n (msn):5220
Operator Titles:New Zealand - Air Force
Location
City / Seaplane Base:Hobsonville Airfield / Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:New Zealand
Airport Codes:ICAO: NZHB   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:September 1943
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 425228
Photo Comment

Became one of the last three Avengers in RNZAF service. Sold in 1959. Was in a playground at Opunake Beach before being rescued for restoration. Now at a museum at Gisborne. Photo from: RNZAF/Air Force Museum of New Zealand

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