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Another vintage aircarft sighting

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Directly overhead, heading 180 degrees, look of the wings, fuselage, and the radial, thinking TBM.
 
Is a TBM similar to a T6 Texan?
 
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Torpedo Bomber, rear gunner, radioman (I think) below rear turret, window on side of fuselage.
 
This one was Navy Blue, with appropriate markings.
 
Gliderman8 said:
Is a TBM similar to a T6 Texan?
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The TBM is much larger, heavier and a lot more powerful.

In 1962, there was a <span style="text-decoration: underline">complete</span> TBM close to me for sale for $3500.00 . There was also an <span style="text-decoration: underline">airworthy</span> AT-6 where I kept my Stearman, for sale for $2500.00.
 
billspit said:
There were quite a few Avengers flying as aerial fire bombers for years.
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I used to see them all the time when I lived in Missoula MT. The forest service didn't want to use single engine bombers, so they retired them. As far as I know they never had the wings fall off unlike some more recent incidents.
 
They had a historic air show at Paine Field on that week end
 
Yeah.....just finished racking out the Bofors Gun when it went away. Dang.
 
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