Definition of torpedo bomber
: a military airplane designed to carry torpedoes — called also
torpedo plane
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He was assigned to fly torpedo bombers off aircraft carriers in the Pacific theater.
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He was assigned to fly torpedo bombers off aircraft carriers in the Pacific theater.
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Meacham, who authored a defining biography of George H.W. Bush, told of visiting the couple in recent months and asking about George’s survival during World War II, when his torpedo bomber was shot down over the Pacific Ocean by the Japanese.
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The couple became engaged a year and a half later, as Bush prepared to ship out as a Navy torpedo bomber pilot.
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The pair were engaged a year and a half later, right as Bush was sent to war as a Navy torpedo bomber pilot.
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Other highlights include a Grumman TBM Avenger, the U.S. Navy’s primary torpedo bomber; and an F-86 Sabre jetfighter from the Korean War.
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Chuck served his country from 1943 to 1945 and flew Avenger torpedo bombers off the carrier USS Saginaw Bay in the Pacific Theater.
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One of the United States’ wartime planes, the Douglas DT torpedo bomber, was modified to make the round-the-world flight and rechristened the Douglas World Cruiser.
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First Known Use of torpedo bomber
1930
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