
Caption | The only survivor out of the six land-based Avenger torpedo bombers at the Battle of Midway, 25 Jun 1942, photo 1 of 3 ww2dbase | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-17063 | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 25 Jun 1942 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Midway, US Pacific Islands | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
Added Date | 27 Nov 2006 | |||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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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.
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 |
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This Avenger was a Grumman TBF-1 with VT-8 BuNo 00380.