1945 Grumman TBM-3 AVENGER
Warbirds & Military
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Own a true piece of American military history! This TBM has the most AMAZING WWII story TBM-3E 85938 was accepted into military service on March 29, 1945, Between May and June, 85938 was assigned to VT-86. It didn't take long for 85938, coded '308', to enter combat. On July 28 it was being piloted by Lt Harry Badgerow as VT-86 attacked surface vessels at Kure Harbour, near Hiroshima, Japan. Harry got a well placed shot off and torpedoed the cruiser Oyodo. Later that same day, '308' sunk the destroyer Nashi. He also flew '308' over the battleship Missouriduring the signing of Japan's official surrender on September 2. Later, Harry flew relief packages to prisoners of war at Nagoya Castle.
Interior
interior is just as it would of been right off the the line at General Motors in Trenton New Jersey, in 1945, full Military interior down to every detail and placard.
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Listing Source
trade-a-plane.com
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$1,000,000
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— | Mar 30, 2026 | — | Active |
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About This Grumman TBM-3 AVENGER
This 1945 Grumman TBM-3 AVENGER (N7226C) is a warbirds & military with 3,898 hours on the airframe. This aircraft is listed at the market average at $1,000,000.
NTSB records show 0 incidents for this airframe — a clean safety record.
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