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Recent Examples of torpedo bomber
His plane of choice hasn't changed – the TBM Avenger, the Navy's main torpedo bomber during World War II, particularly in the Pacific theater.
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Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
15 May 2026
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Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for torpedo bomber
Recent Examples of Synonyms for torpedo bomber
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Virgin decided to move on to the Delta-class program after completing 12 flights to the edge of space—above 80 km or 50 miles, as defined by the US government—with the previous-generation VSS Unity rocket plane.
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Ambitious short film chronicles daring flight of X-15 rocket plane test pilot (video) Going to SXSW 2025?
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As the national anthem was sung, a group of bomber planes flew overhead.
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Since then, the heavy bomber has undergone more than half a dozen transformations to align its technology with the military’s changing needs.
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In the 1960s, the federal government also poured resources into developing a supersonic transport plane.
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Although supersonic passenger aircraft found a niche from the 1970s through the early 2000s with the Concorde, commercial supersonic transport is no longer available for the mainstream consumer marketplace today.
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Farewell to the ‘jump jet’ The US Marine Corps on Wednesday retired the AV-8B Harrier II, the vertical takeoff and landing jet that’s been an icon of Marine aviation for 55 years.
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By 2019, those Essex F-35Bs flew twice as much as its predecessor, the AV-8B Harrier jump jet, had on previous deployments.
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But while the Indian Ocean paradise remains firmly on many travelers’ lists, the reality is that a trip there often comes with a hefty price tag, especially once seaplane transfers, luxury accommodations, and meals are factored in.
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The only way to arrive is by boat or seaplane.
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The victim was riding on the back of the watercraft operated by a 26-year-old man, who had just made a U-turn when the second jet ski, driven by a 27-year-old man and carrying a 28-year-old woman, slammed into them, cops said.
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That might include tax, estate, trust and risk planning; family governance, business advisory and philanthropy services; and more lifestyle-type offerings such as private jet leasing and concierge services.
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Five years ago, Russia said one of its warships fired warning shots and a warplane dropped bombs in the Black Sea to force the British destroyer HMS Defender out of an area near Crimea that Moscow claimed as its territorial waters.
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The American warplane, identified by Iran as a F-15E Strike Eagle, was one of two attacked on Friday.
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“Torpedo bomber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpedo%20bomber. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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