1945 Grumman TBM-3 AvengerSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • 1945 GRUMMAN TBM-3 AVENGER Single Engine Piston for sale - 2449407

This 1945 Grumman TBM-3 Avenger, registration N7226C, is being offered for sale at $985,000 as a single engine piston warbird with a total time on the airframe of 3,898 hours. The engine has 796 hours since major overhaul, and the propeller has 242 hours since overhaul. This is a rare piece of American military history with an exceptionally documented World War II combat record; as TBM-3E 85938, it was accepted into service on March 29, 1945, and assigned to VT-86, coded '308'. While in combat, it was flown by Lt. Harry Badgerow, who used the aircraft to torpedo the Japanese cruiser Oyodo and sink the destroyer Nashi on July 28, 1945, at...