[Photo] The only survivor out of the six land-based Avenger torpedo bombers at the Battle of Midway, 25 Jun 1942, photo 1 of 3 [Colorized by WW2DB]

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The only survivor out of the six land-based Avenger torpedo bombers at the Battle of Midway, 25 Jun 1942, photo 1 of 3 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase

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This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Unknown

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ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives

Identification Code

80-G-17063

More on...

TBF Avenger	Main article	Photos
Midway Bases	Main article	Photos

Photo Size

2,124 x 1,640 pixels

Photos on Same Day

25 Jun 1942

Photos at Same Place

Midway, US Pacific Islands

Added By

C. Peter Chen

Colorized Date

24 Feb 2023

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Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010:
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Visitor Submitted Comments

David Stubblebine says:
27 Apr 2008 01:11:22 AM

This Avenger was a Grumman TBF-1 with VT-8 BuNo 00380.

2. Christina Richardson says:
28 Feb 2017 02:02:34 PM

Re: photo of TBF-1, only surviving Avenger from battle of Midway. 3rd man on left, on wing, is my father Horace William (Bill) Richardson.

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WW2-Era Place Name	Midway, US Pacific Islands
Lat/Long	28.2014, -177.3814

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